hof hab Regardless of al-Julani’s ideological background, his glorifying behavior fuels his lust for power, and it is essential that people’s perception of rulers changes, so that they are seen as ordinary human beings whose…
George Banna, Mufid Bitar: Compensating for the lack of electoral legitimacy an ideological flood is a well-known and possible matter, and the cunning Hafez al-Assad knew that, so as they say, he “handed over”…
Maha Bitar, George Banna: As is the case with advancement and progress, so is the case with decadence, Both are not born and develop in hours or days, but rather in tens or hundreds…
: Stephen Starr Since the revolt in Syria descended into civil war, attention has largely focused on the growing effectiveness and influence of jihadist groups fighting in the country.[1] Members of Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham have featured prominently…
Hazem Saghieh Who can rule in the Arab and Islamic world – the military, or the Islamists? The experiences of the region in the 20th century in general, and of modern Egypt in particular, seem to present such a zero-sum…
elias khoury The Assad regime and the civil war in Syria In the early days of the Syrian revolution, when, after the overthrow of Ben Ali in Tunisia and Mubarak in Egypt, optimism still prevailed, people believed that the peaceful…
Aron Lund Judging by a lot of the media coverage of the Syrian war, President Bashar al-Assad runs a curious sort of regime: it is always either crumbling or on the verge of victory The narrative shifts every now and…
Aron Lund Regardless of who is or is not losing the war in Syria, it is safe to say that no one seems to stand any chance of winning it. It is a lazy pattern of thought, but a strong…
By: Aryn Baker / Beirut @arynebakerJan. 20, 201457 CommentsA shocking new report on the Syrian regime’s use of torture and starvation has been released by a team of renowned war-crimes prosecutors, threatening to upend Syrian peace talks scheduled to start…
If Bashar al-Assad is indicted by the international criminal court it will be much harder for Russia to support him Against the background of mounting bloodshed and terror, Switzerland has asked the UN security council to refer the situation in…