Konstantinos Zarras
@kzarras.bsky.social
IR, Middle East and North Africa, University of Macedonia
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In this post I draw on past research I led on the Syrian army and on civil-military relations in other military-backed authoritarian Arab states to help answer the question of why the army failed to defend Assad:
Anatomy of a Military Fall
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Anatomy of a Military Fall
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Anatomy of a Military Fall
Why did Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces fail to act, unlike those in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Sudan?
carnegieendowment.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:36 AM
In this post I draw on past research I led on the Syrian army and on civil-military relations in other military-backed authoritarian Arab states to help answer the question of why the army failed to defend Assad:
Anatomy of a Military Fall
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Anatomy of a Military Fall
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Reposted by Konstantinos Zarras
Reposted by Konstantinos Zarras
Our book on Syria (2022) 👇 for those interested in the background of recent events. Most importantly it contains multiple chapters by Syrian scholars & chapters on the oft-neglected human impact of the conflict. TOC:
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
December 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Our book on Syria (2022) 👇 for those interested in the background of recent events. Most importantly it contains multiple chapters by Syrian scholars & chapters on the oft-neglected human impact of the conflict. TOC:
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
www.routledge.com/Actors-and-D...
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Full Lebanon ceasefire deal text: www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
Revealed: Full text of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement | The National
The National has obtained the final version of the deal discussed at a Lebanese government meeting on Wednesday
www.thenationalnews.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Full Lebanon ceasefire deal text: www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
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My take on the future of US-Turkish ties courtesy of this new Century International round-up:
tcf.org/content/comm...
tcf.org/content/comm...
November 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
My take on the future of US-Turkish ties courtesy of this new Century International round-up:
tcf.org/content/comm...
tcf.org/content/comm...
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Remain baffled at the surprise that the world's soon to be most powerful man is following through on the promises he made. My basic rule is to simply listen to what these folks say and assume they are telling the truth. My piece from trump 1.0 on Syria
warontherocks.com/2018/04/the-...
warontherocks.com/2018/04/the-...
The ‘Adults in the Room’ Need to Take Trump Seriously on Syria
It is extremely dangerous to infantilize the most powerful person in the world and to assume the proverbial “adults in the room” can make policy that is
warontherocks.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Remain baffled at the surprise that the world's soon to be most powerful man is following through on the promises he made. My basic rule is to simply listen to what these folks say and assume they are telling the truth. My piece from trump 1.0 on Syria
warontherocks.com/2018/04/the-...
warontherocks.com/2018/04/the-...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Search for a Durable, Less Militarized Consensus - my latest analysis
prismeinitiative.org/blog/saudi-a...
prismeinitiative.org/blog/saudi-a...
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Search for a Durable, Less Militarized Consensus – PRISME
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
prismeinitiative.org
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Search for a Durable, Less Militarized Consensus - my latest analysis
prismeinitiative.org/blog/saudi-a...
prismeinitiative.org/blog/saudi-a...