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"The
#Syrian
Regime's Combat Losses in Spring 2020 & What Lies Ahead"
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@GregoryPWaters
found 600+ *reported* pro-
#Assad
deaths between March-May & suggests a persistent but slow attrition is likely through Summer in
#Idlib
,
#Deraa
& Badiya.
2
22
49
Many congratulations to
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@dianadarke
for the publication of her new
@HurstPublishers
book!
"Stealing from the Saracens: How
#Islamic
Architecture Shaped
#Europe
"
The
@Guardian
labeled it "exhilarating" & "meticulously researched."
2
9
30
"Battle of
#Syria
's charity giants: Asma al-
#Assad
versus Rami
#Makhlouf
"
- With 1st-hand experience,
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@dianadarke
takes a look at Syria Trust & al-Bustan's competition for control in
#Syria
:
1
12
26
"
#Syrians
on the Move"
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
just published a huge amount of data -- inputted into interactive graphics, detailing the displacement of 13 million Syrians & where they've gone...
Very valuable research:
1
13
29
In
#Assad
's
#Syria
, widespread corruption, profiteering & mismanagement has led to rampant inflation, organized crime, inter-factional fighting & a thriving narcotics trade.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Dannymakkisyria
on
#Syria
's developing "economic implosion."
1
13
22
From '17-20, ~88% of artillery & air strikes in
#Idlib
have been traced back to pro-
#Assad
forces, which themselves are responsible for ~92% of civilian casualties.
@nick_grins
looks at the important data on who's driving violence in
#Syria
's northwest:
0
19
19
.
@MEI_Syria
Conference, Panel 1:
"
#Syria
Today: Reflecting on 10 Years of Crisis"
-
@Qidlbi
-
@RafifJ
- Nedal AlChaar
-
@LabibAlNahhas
-
@sinam56
- Moderated by
@CNN
's
@clarissaward
RSVP:
3
7
19
.
@anton_mardasov
's article below gained extra value today, as
#Moscow
ordered MoD & MFA to begin negotiating w. (i.e. coercing)
#Damascus
for access to more real estate & Mediterranean access.
That order is driven by
#Russia
's ongoing plan to use
#Syria
as an expeditionary hub:
"How
#Russia
made
#Hmeymim
Airbase its
#African
hub"
- Important new piece by
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
; lots of fascinating details on linkages to
#Sudan
,
#Libya
&
#CAR
.
0
2
9
1
13
16
The
#Syria
-n Army's 8th Brigade (5th Corps) is openly anti-
#Assad
& anti-
#Iran
, but backed publicly by
#Russia
.
@MEI_Syria
's
@anton_mardasov
looks at how
#Moscow
might seek to manage this "conundrum."
0
10
14
"Is Ahmad al-Oda winning the “hearts and minds” of
#Daraa
’s people?"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Syrianzo
says the former rebel leader is unmatched for his ability to mobilize popular support [against
#Iran
&
#Hezbollah
].
0
5
14
"As
#Iran
redeploys amid
#COVID19
,
#Russia
is filling the vacuum in eastern
#Syria
"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@nick_grins
looks at
#Tehran
's recent "repositioning" &
#Moscow
's opportunistic response:
0
12
15
"
#Brussels
conference highlights tensions between
#Syria
’s growing needs and political stalemate"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
looks back at the "disappointing but not surprising" results from last week's international summit:
0
9
14
.
@MEI_Syria
's inaugural Annual
#Syria
Conference will be on March 15 -- the 10yr anniversary of the
#Syrian
uprising.
The whole day (0900-1400 EST) will be public & all-virtual, on Zoom & YouTube.
For more info, see here:
1
9
13
"The Role of Women in Syria's Future"
- In late-2019,
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@RafifJ
took to the podium at
@MiddleEastInst
(alongside
@jomanaqaddour
&
@SaraHunaidi
) to explore the vital role played by women in
#Syria
- yesterday, today & in there future:
0
3
12
.
@Charles_Lister
,
@samdagher
,
@Dannymakkisyria
&
@Karam__Shaar
just recorded a 30-min
@MiddleEastInst
podcast focused on
#Syria
's economic crisis.
It touched on SYP inflation,
#Suwayda
protests, the
#Makhlouf
crackdown,
#CaesarAct
& much more.
Keep an eye out for its release!
2
9
14
.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
is one of 3 great minds behind
@SyriaContext
-- a weekly newsletter that explores in detail micro and macro developments across every corner of
#Syria
.
It's Arabic content looks set to expand in the near future too.
1
6
12
Monday, March 15:
@MEI_Syria
#Syria
Conference, Panel 1 (updated):
"
#Syria
Today: Reflecting on 10 Years of Crisis"
-
@RafifJ
-
@sahloul
- Nedal AlChaar
-
@LabibAlNahhas
-
@sinam56
- Moderated by
@CNN
's
@clarissaward
RSVP:
1
7
12
.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
will speak at
@jusoorstudies
on July 24 -- on the potential effects of the
#CaesarAct
on
#Syria
& countries involved in
#Syria
:
0
6
14
NEW - As
#Syria
's economy spirals into crisis, instability & uncertainty are rising.
To discuss this,
@MEI_Syria
's
@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
&
@Karam__Shaar
spoke with
@Charles_Lister
in the
@MiddleEastInst
's latest "
#MiddleEast
Focus" podcast:
1
12
12
"How
#Russia
is preparing in
#Syria
for
#Biden
’s presidency"
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@anton_mardasov
says
#Moscow
is working hard to "shore up its positions" before
#America
's new administration takes the reins:
0
6
13
"In order to regain its territorial integrity,
#Syria
first needs a [5-year] transitional phase in which the country will be divided into 3 zones of foreign influence," argues Dania Koleilat Khatib, for
@MEI_Syria
.
0
7
11
Welcome to the
@MiddleEastInst
's
#Syria
Program at
@MEI_Syria
!
Check out our program page, here:
You can find all our scholars on this collated list:
Some of our scholars' recent work is forthcoming...
1
10
12
"What the
#Assad
family feud means for
#Russia
-
#Syria
relations?"
- New long-form paper by
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
, for
@SharqForum
, argues that
#Moscow
is unlikely to break from
#Assad
& struggles with "limited leverage" in
#Damascus
:
0
9
11
"In the past, Bashar avoided requests from those closest to him by ignoring their calls. The same may have happened to Rami: he picked up the phone, but Bashar didn’t answer."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@samdagher
talks
#Assad
-
#Makhlouf
with
@lemmanour
:
1
6
9
@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@samdagher
says he spoke with one of the
#Suwayda
protest organizers, who said they've been "liaising" with people in
#Deraa
, Tartus, Salamiyah & now
#Idlib
is watching & supporting them.
This is a moment of reckoning for the [
#Assad
] regime -- there are no bailout options.
1
4
9
"Rampant violence, military escalation & the role of intermediaries in
#Daraa
,
#Syria
"
- New paper by
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Syrianzo
looks at escalating armed resistance,
#Russia
-led negotiations & the role of local intermediaries.
0
7
11
"
#Syria
Still Matters: Charting a Strategic Approach to
#Syria
Policy"
A new policy paper by
@MEI_Syria
Director
@Charles_Lister
argues that a clear-eyed & holistic approach to tackling root causes is needed to avoid yet more threats & instability.
0
7
11
The
#CaesarAct
is the most substantial sanctions-focused legislation yet to be imposed on
#Assad
's
#Syria
.
@MEI_Syria
will host a public event on June 22 with
@StateDept
's Amb. Jeffrey,
@rallaf
,
@Qidlbi
, moderated by
@Charles_Lister
.
Register for Zoom:
0
9
9
"The bigger question is what happens to the economy long-term. It’s really a race against time for
#Assad
to find a way out of this. It’s not just regime survival. It’s the whole country."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Dannymakkisyria
cited in
@washingtonpost
:
1
6
7
"The limits of the Special Tribunal for
#Lebanon
& what
#Syrians
can learn"
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@reemsalahi
co-authored an article with
@Bacharelhalabi
looking at opportunities to learn & advance accountability mechanisms for
#Syria
:
0
7
10
"How
#Russia
made
#Hmeymim
Airbase its
#African
hub"
- Important new piece by
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
; lots of fascinating details on linkages to
#Sudan
,
#Libya
&
#CAR
.
0
2
9
"Why did the
#Brotherhood
fail to live up to expectations, and how much can its history tell us about its role in the 2011 Syrian uprising?"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@daraconduit
talks to
@jadaliyya
about her book on
#Syria
's Muslim Brotherhood:
0
9
7
Many congratulations to
@MEI_Syria
's Abdo Jabassini (
@Syrianzo
), awarded
@EUI_EU
's Max Weber fellowship!
Abdo's work on southern
#Syria
is world-leading.
2
3
8
"An unexpected outcome of [
#Syria
's economic crisis &
#COVID19
] has been a reinvigorated civil society & volunteer movement reminiscent of the early days of the 2011 revolution," writes
@MEI_Syria
's
@reemsalahi
.
0
5
8
Don't forget, tomorrow at 11am EST,
@MEI_Syria
will be hosting a public Zoom event on
#Syria
& the
#CaesarAct
, featuring:
- Amb. James Jeffrey (
@StateDept
/
@USEmbassySyria
)
-
@rallaf
(
@TDA_SY
)
-
@Qidlbi
-
@Charles_Lister
You can register here:
0
4
8
Education is absolutely vital & when it's allowed to slide, the costs are acute & long-lasting.
This
@MEI_Syria
paper assesses all 3 zones of
#Syria
(
#Assad
, opposition &
#SDF
) & provides a set of tailored recommendations to governments & donors to assist in stabilizing
#Syria
.
Thrilled to publish an *excellent* new
@MEI_Syria
paper, by Kinana Qaddour &
@salman_hsn
:
- "
#Syria
’s Education Crisis: A Sustainable Approach After 11yrs of Conflict."
2.4 million children are out of school & education remains acutely disrupted.
0
6
14
0
5
7
.
@anton_mardasov
says "it's hardly news" that
#Russia
's using
#Hmeymim
in
#Syria
as a "transport link to
#Libya
... it's been doing so for some time."
#Hmeymim
"also serves as a hub for flights to
#Sudan
, Central African Republic, and even
#Venezuela
."
"Why did
#Russia
deploy fighter jets to
#Libya
?"
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
says that while
#Kremlin
media is already pushing back against reporting, its
#Libya
policy aims to preserve "maximize its leverage over what comes next post-Haftar."
0
5
8
2
7
8
@RafifJ
@sahloul
@LabibAlNahhas
@sinam56
@CNN
@clarissaward
Monday, March 15:
@MEI_Syria
#Syria
Conference, Panel 2:
"The Geopolitics of
#Syria
’s Crisis"
- Amb. Aleksandr Aksenenok
-
@ksadjadpour
-
@gonultol
-
@Andrewtabler
- Moderated by
@washingtonpost
's
@LizSly
RSVP:
1
4
7
"The Battle for Home inside
#Syria
– two perspectives"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@dianadarke
, who owns a historic house in
#Damascus
, will speak at
@CBRL_news
tomorrow about protecting cultural heritage + current social realities in
#Syria
:
1
2
9
THREAD -
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
takes a look at
#Assad
's new Cabinet.
- 47% new faces.
- 70%
#Baath
.
- Marginal rise in women.
-
#Alawites
still disproportionate.
-
#Kurds
under-represented.
Thread: Quick thoughts on Syria’s new government
1/10
Three days ago, Bashar al-Assad appointed a new government of 30 ministers following the parliamentary “elections” in July. Here are some quick thoughts on the new cabinet (some information are still pending confirmation)
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0
9
9
New economic measures taken by
#Damascus
will have 2 outcomes,
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
told
@SyriaDirect
:
- "Lower quality & higher prices for substituted products [and] increased smuggling to meet the domestic demand for better products."
0
6
8
"Governments become more aggressive & belligerent when under sanctions... It's like when you see a cornered cat, it looks more like a tiger. It is fighting for life and I think this will happen in Syria."
@MEI_Syria
's
@Karam__Shaar
talks to
@The_NewArab
:
0
6
8
.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
will be speaking on a panel sponsored by
@TimepDC
at this year's
@rightscon
virtual conference:
- “Data Collection & Open Source Investigations: Advancing Accountability & Justice in the
#MiddleEast
.
0
4
6
Though
#ISIS
attacks in
#Syria
's
#Assad
-held central desert declined somewhat in June 2020, their reach expanded geographically & doubled in
#Hama
, where 2 villages were taken temporarily.
@MEI_Syria
's
@GregoryPWaters
looks at recent
#ISIS
data:
0
3
8
"The road to justice for
#Syria
goes through
#Europe
."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@reemsalahi
provides a comprehensive look at the "tangible steps" being taken towards accountability.
0
6
5
Congratulations to
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Syrianzo
for achieving his PhD!
Dr. Abdo Jabassini is *the* go-to resource on all things
#Deraa
,
#Syria
.
Delighted to have passed my
#PhD
viva with no corrections!
Very grateful to my supervisors
@YGuichaoua
&
@MMalksoo
, and a big thank you to my examiners
@SHeydemann
&
@HarmonieToros
for the great discussion and feedback.
20
12
125
0
1
8
In a new piece for
@MEI_Syria
,
@TomWRollins
looks into "an increasingly fragile status quo" in southern
#Syria
's
#Deraa
&
#Quneitra
governorates.
Detail on the roles of
#Assad
,
#Russia
&
#Iran
, and the divisive figure Ahmed al-Owda.
0
3
7
@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@samdagher
says a total economic collapse & discord within
#Assad
's inner circle is "definitely much more of a threat" than the past 9yrs of military conflict.
"This is now a complex set of challenges... his backers are unwilling or unable to prop him up" economically.
0
5
7
"Why Is
#Russia
Undermining International Efforts in
#Syria
?"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
writes for
@DefenseOne
on
#Moscow
's recent exit from the
@UN
deconfliction mechanism & threats to cross-border aid into the north:
0
6
7
"Why did
#Russia
deploy fighter jets to
#Libya
?"
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
says that while
#Kremlin
media is already pushing back against reporting, its
#Libya
policy aims to preserve "maximize its leverage over what comes next post-Haftar."
0
5
8
.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
&
@MEI_Syria
Advisory Council member
@sahloul
both spoke to
@nickschifrin
at
@NewsHour
about the spiraling
#COVID19
crisis in
#Syria
, particularly in regime-held territories.
0
3
6
Proxy dynamics & peace in
#Syria
- Policy Dialogue
Watch
@MEI_Syria
scholars
@daraconduit
&
@nick_grins
participate in this
@MESF_Deakin
event:
0
4
6
'Putin's decision to appoint a new special envoy for developing relations w.
#Syria
likely has several aims, incl. to balance military & diplomatic involvement in
#Russia
's
#Syria
policy'
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@anton_mardasov
writes in
@AlMonitor
:
Read more:
0
1
5
"The
#Assad
regime uses parliamentary elections to reward loyalty. This time around, warlords & militiamen are expected to gain yet more seats for their contributions to the state over the past 4yrs."
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@Karam__Shaar
talks to
@AJENews
:
0
3
7
The problem for
#Assad
is he doesn't have a solution... It's going to create a high intensity crisis & he either has to talk to the Americans & make concessions or endure what could be a major economic collapse”
@MEI_Syria
's
@Dannymakkisyria
in
@nytimes
:
0
3
5
As of today,
@MEI_Syria
will enjoy the benefits of an Advisory Council, comprised of 8 acclaimed & experienced members.
- A big welcome to:
Ryan Crocker
Michel Duclos
Ibrahim Hamidi
Fred Hof
Aymen Abdel Nour
Anne Patterson
Zaher Sahloul
Wael Sawah
0
4
7
@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@Karam__Shaar
says
#Syria
's economic crisis is driven by several factors:
1.
#Lebanon
's financial crisis
2.
#COVID19
3.
#Iran
's weak position
4. The
#Assad
-
#Makhlouf
spat
Neither
#Russia
nor
#Iran
can help, even if they wanted to (
#Iran
might,
#Russia
probably doesn't).
1
5
6
.
@MEI_Syria
's
@Karam__Shaar
spoke to
@syr_television
today about the economic crisis in
#Syria
.
You can watch the full 25-min package, here:
0
1
6
"Missing Persons in North East
#Syria
: A Stocktaking."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@reemsalahi
produced for
@TheICMP
a detailed analysis of current efforts to find, recover & ID missing people in
#Raqqa
& NE Deir ez Zour:
1
0
5
Congratulations to
@MEI_Syria
's
@Qidlbi
on this significant appointment!
I’m honored to be appointed as the
@SyrianCoalition
ambassador to the United States, to strengthen our relationship with the United States, people and government, based on our shared democratic values of liberty, equality, and justice.
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10
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0
0
6
"
#Russia
without
#Assad
."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
(co-authored with
@IbnRasibi
) an astute take from
#Moscow
on recent
#Russia
media criticism of
#Syria
's
#Assad
."
0
4
4
@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@samdagher
: the
#Assad
-
#Makhlouf
spat's impact on
#Syria
's economy is exaggerated, but more importantly, it "chips into the support base of the [
#Assad
] regime."
#Syria
's Alawites sacrificed everything & were promised fruits of victory -- "what's happening guts this narrative."
1
2
6
@Qidlbi
@RafifJ
@LabibAlNahhas
@sinam56
@CNN
@clarissaward
@ksadjadpour
@gonultol
@Andrewtabler
@washingtonpost
@LizSly
.
@MEI_Syria
Conference, Panel 3:
"
#Syria
Policy: Charting a Path Forward"
-
@myacoubian
-
@LinaKhatibUK
- Amb.
@FredericHof
- Amb. William Roebuck
- Moderated by
@Charles_Lister
RSVP:
0
3
6
"If the current situation continues, it could set up an Iranian-Russian gold rush to buy up what remains of
#Syria
’s sellable assets for a significant but temporary cash injection."
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@Dannymakkisyria
writes for
@CGPdc
:
0
6
5
@Qidlbi
@RafifJ
@LabibAlNahhas
@sinam56
@CNN
@clarissaward
.
@MEI_Syria
Conference, Panel 2:
"The Geopolitics of
#Syria
’s Crisis"
- Amb. Aleksandr Aksenenok
-
@ksadjadpour
-
@gonultol
-
@Andrewtabler
- Moderated by
@washingtonpost
's
@LizSly
RSVP:
1
6
6
@RafifJ
@sahloul
@LabibAlNahhas
@sinam56
@CNN
@clarissaward
@ksadjadpour
@gonultol
@Andrewtabler
@washingtonpost
@LizSly
Monday, March 15:
@MEI_Syria
#Syria
Conference, Panel 3:
"
#Syria
Policy: Charting a Path Forward"
-
@myacoubian
-
@LinaKhatibUK
- Amb.
@FredericHof
- Amb. William Roebuck
- Moderated by
@Charles_Lister
RSVP:
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@GregoryPWaters
According to
@GregoryPWaters
's data, ~50% of pro-
#Assad
deaths came in early-March, amid
#Turkey
's air campaign (which killed 405+ in 7 days).
More data looks at the provincial origin of killed fighters & the deaths of officers, by rank.
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@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@Dannymakkisyria
says a "silent majority" has emerged. which has "a very important significance in terms of political allegiance [to
#Assad
]."
"People rely on income... if that goes, political allegiances start to change... people are becoming more critical of the government."
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Congratulations to
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@daraconduit
, who has secured a 2-year Fellowship to continue her work on
#Syria
& authoritarianism at
@Deakin_ADI
!
📣Join us in congratulating
@daraconduit
on being awarded an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship,
@daraconduit
will be spending the next two years working on a solo project on authoritarianism and Syria🎉
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"The unmaking of a billionaire: A case study in how & why the
#Assad
regime eats its own"
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@samdagher
talks about Rami
#Makhlouf
's fall from grace in
#Syria
:
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@GregoryPWaters
.
@GregoryPWaters
' data also looked at
#ISIS
's insurgency in the central desert - responsible for 77 attacks & 124 deaths in Spring 2020;
& the consolidating insurgency in
#Deraa
, which killed 101 pro-
#Assad
fighters in Spring 2020.
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Rami
#Makhlouf
's brother Ehab confirms publicly his resignation as
#SyriaTel
deputy CEO - per
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Dannymakkisyria
.
Amid the crackdown on Rami, Ehab
#Makhlouf
appears to have chosen his preferred ally: Bashar al-
#Assad
.
Statement by Ehab Makhlouf - younger brother of Rami and former Vice-Chairman of Syriatel
States he resigned based on differences with Rami & disagreed with handling of the case.
Says all the money and companies in the world wont change his loyalty to the Syrian President.
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"Strengthening & Expanding:
#ISIS
’s Central
#Syria
Campaign"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@GregoryPWaters
analyzes
#ISIS
's expanding insurgent campaign in
#Syria
's central desert, for
@CGPdc
:
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Tuesday, 10am EST
In person & online.
Make sure to RSVP for this must-see
#Syria
event, hosted by
@MEI_Syria
:
You won't want to miss this
@MEI_Syria
event -- at 10am on October 25.
- "The Troubling Reality Behind the
@UN
’s Procurement Contracts in
#Syria
", featuring:
-
@NatashaHallDC
-
@eyad_hamid
-
@skayyali1
-
@Karam__Shaar
& myself, as moderator
RSVP here:
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"The fate of Syrians in non-government areas cannot continue to be left to politicking in
#NewYork
— or in this case on video calls — every 6 to 12 months"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@daraconduit
on the upcoming UNSC vote on cross-border aid to N.
#Syria
:
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Will
#Trump
’s
#Syria
hostage diplomacy work?"
@MEI_Syria
's
@Dannymakkisyria
looks into the recently reported
#Trump
White House visit to
#Syria
. One source in
#Damascus
says the U.S. has been "relentless."
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"Using the Convention against Torture to hold
#Syria
to account"
-
@MEI_Syria
's
@reemsalahi
takes a look at the Netherlands' initiative to push for eventual accountability in the ICJ:
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While it remains unclear if
#Russia
is planning a
#Syria
-style intervention in
#Libya
,
#Moscow
does want to "make up for the investments it lost as a result of
#Gaddafi
's downfall in 2011."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@anton_mardasov
quoted in
@Newsweek
:
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.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
provides analysis for
@syr_television
on the
#CaesarAct
& what its impact is likely to be on
#Syria
's people & the
#Assad
regime:
أيام قليلة تفصلنا عن موعد تطبيق قانون #قيصر
دكتور في الاقتصاد يشرح تبعاته وتأثيره على حياة السوريين وانعكاسه على نظام #الأسد
خاص | #تلفزيون_سوريا
@syriastream
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"
#Syria
& U.S. policy after the election"
-
@jomanaqaddour
&
@MEI_Syria
director
@Charles_Lister
joined
@mideasteditor
for the
@MiddleEastInst
's latest
#MiddleEast
Focus podcast:
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The
#CaesarAct
won't "seriously affect
#Russia
’s position, not least because a lion’s share of Russian business activity in
#Syria
is managed by
#Kremlin
-linked businesspersons already on the US sanctions list."
-
@anton_mardasov
talks to
@CarnegieMEC
:
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@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@Dannymakkisyria
says
#Syria
's current crisis is "unprecedented" -- a "ratcheting up of pressure on
#Assad
" as people go without food & basic necessities.
"Corruption has effectively created this economic monster that's just eating up the country.. it's endemic.. no solutions."
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"Coastal breakdown in
#Syria
creates opportunities for
#Russia
"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@nick_grins
has written about
#Russia
's attempts to de-militiarize the
#Assad
regime's security apparatus, building
#Russian
influence over time:
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With the
#CaesarAct
set to activate on June 17, big questions are emerging about what its effects will be.
@MEI_Syria
's
@Karam__Shaar
spoke to
@Syr_Television
, alongside
@VPoSAC
:
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"Investing in
#Syria
: “Photo ops” outweigh real change"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
looks at
#Assad
's
#Syria
, where a "unique type of investment — one where the announcement is the only part of the venture ever intended to take place."
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Having just graduated from
@Columbia
this Summer, 9yrs after multiple detentions in
#Syria
,
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Qidlbi
spoke of his determination to see political change & justice brought to his country:
9 years ago, my jailer asked me: “What would you do with freedom?” I told him I would start by making up my missed exams to complete my degree. He laughed: “In your dreams”
Grateful to
@Columbia
for providing me the opportunity to realize the dream
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@ejbeals
@SyriaContext
"The Muslim Brotherhood in
#Syria
"
- In mid-2019,
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@daraconduit
published a must-read & the most up-to-date & detailed book at
#Syria
's Ikhwaan.
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Unrest in
#Deraa
illustrates the dangers still posed to
#Assad
's rule in
#Syria
. While the identity of those behind it remain unclear, "a new insurgency is in the making,"
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Syrianzo
told
@washingtonpost
:
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#Russia
just quit a
@UN
mechanism aimed at protecting hospitals & aid delivery in
#Syria
.
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@ejbeals
explains the implications of the move, coming just 2 weeks before UNSCR 2165 expires.
Russia has quit the humanitarian deconfliction system in Syria. There’s a lot to unpack here.
First, the why. Two main reasons; posturing ahead of the final x-border aid resolution negotiations, and to avoid accountability after they were pinned up against the wall for attacks.
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"
#Russian
airstrike threatens to unravel
#Idlib
’s relative stability"
-
@MEI_Syria
director
@Charles_Lister
warns that amid rising
#Russia
-
#Turkey
tensions, today's strike in
#Idlib
risks re-escalating consequential hostilities:
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"The Rami
#Makhlouf
saga poses a dangerous challenge for
#Assad
"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Dannymakkisyria
delves into the dynamics within
#Assad
loyalist areas surrounding the
#Makhlouf
saga:
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"Festering Grievances & the Return to Arms in Southern
#Syria
."
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Syrianzo
looks in unprecedented detail at dynamics in
#Deraa
~2yrs after its fall to
#Assad
-- where armed resistance & violence is growing.
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"A Force They Haven’t Seen Before”: Insurgent
#ISIS
in Central
#Syria
"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@GregoryPWaters
takes an in-depth look at
#ISIS
's desert insurgency, which has killed 860+ pro-
#Assad
soldiers in ~2yrs:
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"Bashar al-
#Assad
: a man with a clan"
-
@MEI_Syria
scholar
@Karam__Shaar
produced an interactive 5-generation
#Assad
family tree, with pop-up bio boxes for every name:
English:
Arabic:
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"
#Syria
’s economic troubles are largely due to the regime’s “
#Assad
or we burn the country” policies... [with the
#CaesarAct
in place] The ball is now in the regime and its backers’ court."
-
@MiddleEastInst
's
@WaelAlzayat
:
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@samdagher
@Dannymakkisyria
@Karam__Shaar
@Charles_Lister
@MiddleEastInst
.
@Dannymakkisyria
says the
#CaesarAct
was unknown inside
#Syria
until recently... "it's indisputable that the decision to implement
#Caesar
has hit
#Syria
like an earthquake."
Today we see "a pressure cooker atmosphere that's now starting to resemble a 2011 kind of vibe."
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