The Outcomes of the Syrian Crisis During 2017
Preface The year 2017 has witnessed dramatic changes in the Syrian arena after many years of stability between different forces and actors. The three regional actors (Russia, Turkey, and Iran) have b...
Analytical Report
Implications and Dimensions of the Russian Policy toward the De-escalation in Syria
Preface The de-escalation zones agreement from Astana 4 on 4th May 2017 which took place between Russia, Turkey, and Iran, has many significant developments at implementation or text levels. It is...
The Roles and Fate of Military Militias in Al-Assad Regime
Preface Early of 1970s, Hafez Al-Assad regime imposed full control upon the military institution, using the army to seize the power in Syria, spreading the concept that: we used arms to seize...
Possible Scenarios after Controlling Raqqa and Deir Ez-zor
Preface Raqqa was the first governorate to be out of the regime control, also the first governorate to be under full control of ISIS and may become the first governorate to be governed by Americans...
Hezbollah in Syria: What has been achieved in addition to exit mechanism?
Preface Starting of 2012, Hezbollah entered Syrian soil to support Al-Assad forces timidly with preference of concealing its presence on the field during incursions into Syrian cities and towns by...
The French Elections Internal and external policy impacts
Preface Winning the second round of elections in France by Emmanuel Macron, was announced on 7/5/2017 after making a landslide victory against his rival Marine Le Pen with 66.1 %...
Signs of Turkish Escalation Against the People's Protection Units
Introduction Since the establishment of the People's Protection Units (YPG) in 2012, Turkey has insisted that the militia should be classified as a branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (P...
Syria in Six Years: Causes and Consequences
The outbreak of popular protests in Syria in March 2011 was a turning point in the country’s modern political history. It has also transformed the entire region after Syria turned into the scene...
Woman’s role in the Kurdish political movement in Syria
Vladimir Minorsky said in his book (Kurds, notes and impressions) that "Kurds are the most tolerant of all other neighboring Islamic peoples towards women". words of Minorsky may be true in...
The Kurdish scene in Syria in 2016
The Kurdish areas in Syria witnessed qualitative changes in the political, military and humanitarian domains during 2016, some of these changes resulted from interactions within the Kurdish area, or e...
Women's political participation in the Syrian actions of opposition
Women have participated extensively in the civil opposition movement in Syria since 2011. They had a role in the popular demonstrations, coordinators, media action, health services and other supported...
Euphrates Shield Developments in six months
Euphrates shield Operation which started on 24/8/2016 formed a change in the Syrian crisis and its regional and international interactions. It was the first direct Turkish intervention is the Syrian...
