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in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Iraq, Syria
(Turkish-backed Syrian rebels stand on the back of a truck at Manbij countryside, December 29, 2018. Turkey-backed rebels have been mobilizing for an attack on Manbij in nearby areas that have been under Turkey’s control since it swept into northern Syria in 2016, part of its effort to roll back the YPG). Syria is a […]
DAYS OF LOVE AND RAGE: A STORY OF ORDINARY PEOPLE FORGING A REVOLUTION by Anand Gopal
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in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, growth disasters, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
Bashar al-Assad has been the President of Syria since 2000, inheriting power from his father, Hafez al-Assad. His presidency has been marked by widespread human rights abuses, war crimes, and violations of international law, particularly during the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011. As the leader of the Syrian government, Assad’s policies and military […]
The Timeline of Crimes Committed by Bashar al-Assad
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in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
It looks like the Assad regime which has ruled Syria since 1971 may be about to crumble. The Civil War started 13 years ago but was thought to be at a stalemate, but suddenly two major cities have fallen, and opposition forces are approach Damascus. The fact Iran and Russia have started to evacuate their […]
Ending Assad’s rule is good, but the replacement may be worse
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in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
As if the Middle East is not rent by enough warfare already – with Israel fighting Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in South Yemen, all proxy fighters for Iran, which itself has attacked Israel twice with mass bombardment of missiles and been counter-bombed by Israel once, plus numerous smaller scraps between the proxies of Saudi […]
Syria and The War Of All Against All
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in defence economics, economic history, economics of crime, energy economics, International law, law and economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: Iran, Israel, Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
There are quite a few book-length studies of the Syrian Civil War. The distinctive thing about this one is that academic and author Christopher Phillips insists that other regional countries weren’t ‘drawn into’ the conflict once it had got going but, on the contrary, were involved right from the start, helped to exacerbate the initial […]
The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East by Christopher Phillips (revised edition, 2020)
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Syria, Syrian Civil War
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in war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Russia, Syria, war on terror
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in war and peace Tags: Iraq, Middle-East politics, Syria, war and terror
https://twitter.com/thei100/status/650435182923681792/photo/1
Where are the Russians bombing?
Not ISIS held areas. http://t.co/YkVk2IWmtM—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 04, 2015
Six @CNN graphics to explain #Syria's war. Spoiler alert: 3 are from ISW. cnn.it/1PcfLOu http://t.co/9V4TeyiHW2—
ISW (@TheStudyofWar) October 04, 2015
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in war and peace Tags: Iraq, Middle-East politics, Syria
Control of Syria has become increasingly fractured in the past year. nyti.ms/1VpkqBN http://t.co/vqMkIAPxdE—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) October 02, 2015
Day 3 of Russian airstrikes in Syria mainly target rebels, 2 strikes hit ISIS strongholds. nyti.ms/1VpkqBN http://t.co/5TdGcXIDbX—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) October 02, 2015
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in energy economics, war and peace Tags: Iraq, Iraqi civil war, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Oil prices, Syria, Syrian Civil War
This map shows where ISIS overlaps with major oil refineries rightrelevance.com/search/article… http://t.co/gDDzKVNAI8—
Cartography & Maps (@CartogRRaphy) September 29, 2015
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in war and peace Tags: Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Saudi Arabia, Syria, war against terror
Where do ISIL fighters come from? http://t.co/Euh7eySwoX—
Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) June 09, 2015
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in Economics of international refugee law, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Syrians are taking the Arctic route to Europe. Fascinating story by @malkyl @WSJ on.wsj.com/1hWlGdS http://t.co/HMFQyAUb3N—
Georgi Kantchev (@georgikantchev) September 03, 2015
31 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Iraq, ISIS, Syria, war on terror
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Iran, ISIS, Kurds, Middle-East politics, Syria, Turkey, war against terror
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/625742628450115587/photo/1
The worrying spread of terrorism in Africa http://t.co/C16YJy3szT—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 20, 2015
26 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
"Some of our enemies are fighting our other enemies, whom we want to lose." http://t.co/JDP1UbyZWr—
William Easterly (@bill_easterly) September 25, 2014
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