Syrians Protest Islamist Censorship, Incursions

Scholar power: 77.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Juan Cole	53%	24	77.9%

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65.0%

38.5 h

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77.9%

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0.055

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Syria: One Year since Assad’s Fall

Address Concerns Before Window for Rights-Respecting Transition Closes

dlvr.it

December 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM

by Naomi Wolf

16%

Scholar power: 16.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Wolf	17%	11	16.9%

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57.0%

64.9 h

1424

16.9%

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0.055

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by Marc Lynch Reposted by Curtis R. Ryan

89%

Scholar power: 89.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	48%	24	70.5%
🎓 Curtis R. Ryan	48%	15	18.6%
Total			89.1%

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52.0%

73.7 h

11

89.1%

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0.038

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Abu Aardvark

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

Thrilled to publish this exceptional collection on Syria a year after Assad

pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Project on Middle East Political Science

Many developments during the past year have given rise to a host of crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. To explore them, the Project on Middle East Political Science (PO...

pomeps.org

December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM

by Mohammad Marandi

16%

Scholar power: 16.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohammad Marandi	22%	6	16.2%

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57.0%

70.6 h

97

16.2%

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0.032

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by Patrick Dunleavy

120%

Scholar power: 120.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	59%	46	120.0%

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51.0%

49.1 h

0

120.0%

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0.032

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by Marc Lynch Reposted by Juan Cole

96%

Scholar power: 96.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	48%	24	70.5%
🎓 Juan Cole	53%	24	26.0%
Total			96.5%

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56.0%

71.0 h

3

96.5%

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0.034

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Abu Aardvark

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

Syria After Assad- post-Assad but not post-war. Read the introduction by me, Andre Bank and Wendy Pearlman, and all the amazing contributions to our new POMEPS Studies collection.

abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/syria-after-...

Syria After Assad

I'm delighted to announce the publication of POMEPS Studies 57 Syria After Assad on the anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad one year ago. There have been a number of really good, thoughtfu...

abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io

December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM

by Wendy Pearlman

56%

Scholar power: 56.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Wendy Pearlman	46%	17	56.9%

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64.0%

53.2 h

0

56.9%

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0.028

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by Patrick Dunleavy

120%

Scholar power: 120.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	59%	46	120.0%

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50.0%

49.1 h

0

120.0%

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0.03

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Patrick Dunleavy

@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social

Understanding war and political change in Syria and the Middle East blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Understanding war and political change in Syria and the Middle East - LSE Review of Books

War in Syria & the Middle East by Federico Firmian explores how competing ideologies shaped the region from Ottoman to colonial rule & Cold War to Arab Spring.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM

by Madawi Al‐Rasheed

68%

Scholar power: 68.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Madawi Al‐Rasheed	49%	22	68.9%

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65.0%

71.9 h

0

68.9%

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0.026

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by Wendy Pearlman

56%

Scholar power: 56.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Wendy Pearlman	46%	17	56.9%

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62.0%

53.3 h

0

56.9%

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0.025

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Wendy Pearlman

@wendy-pearlman.bsky.social

Seeking insight on Syria ... one year without Bashar al-Assad? Read our new @pomeps.bsky.social study, a collection of 13 essays on critical issues ranging from disability to water, justice, decentralization, the future of displaced persons, and more.
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Project on Middle East Political Science

Many developments during the past year have given rise to a host of crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. To explore them, the Project on Middle East Political Science (PO...

pomeps.org

December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM

by Yezid Sayigh

56%

Scholar power: 56.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	50%	14	56.1%

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58.0%

55.8 h

1

56.1%

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0.025

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by Madawi Al‐Rasheed

68%

Scholar power: 68.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Madawi Al‐Rasheed	49%	22	68.9%

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57.0%

70.8 h

0

68.9%

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0.026

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Reposted by Marc Lynch

23%

Scholar power: 23.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	48%	24	23.5%

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68.0%

75.6 h

15

23.5%

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0.024

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Mohamad Bazzi

@mbazzi.bsky.social

“Like millions of Syrians in the diaspora, I had resigned myself to the idea that I may never see my birth country without Assad in charge. But an 11-day rebel offensive led by Ahmed al-Sharaa changed all of that” — powerful, personal essay by @hhassan.bsky.social on anniversary of Assad's fall

What Syria Achieved One Year Ago

I still remember the euphoria I felt the morning Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was toppled, writes Hassan Hassan.

time.com

December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM

by Yezid Sayigh

56%

Scholar power: 56.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	50%	14	56.1%

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60.0%

75.2 h

2

56.1%

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0.023

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by Madawi Al‐Rasheed

68%

Scholar power: 68.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Madawi Al‐Rasheed	49%	22	68.9%

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63.0%

71.9 h

0

68.9%

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0.024

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by Steven Heydemann

71%

Scholar power: 71.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steven Heydemann	53%	20	71.1%

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55.0%

75.8 h

2

71.1%

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0.015

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Steven Heydemann

@stevenhyde.bsky.social

What a terrific way to mark the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. From AL Monitor reporter Elizabeth Haggadorn.

December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM

by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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58.0%

59.2 h

0

44.2%

Ranking score

0.014

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

How Assadists In #Russia Are Plotting War in #Syria

#Assad

(h/t Reuters)

eaworldview.com/2025/12/how-...

How Assadists In Russia Are Plotting War in Syria - EA WorldView

On Monday, Syrians mark 1st anniversary of liberation from Assad regime. But threat from high-ranking Assadists in Russia is far from over.

eaworldview.com

December 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM

Reposted by Steve Peers

29%

Scholar power: 29.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	56%	27	29.1%

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62.0%

70.8 h

3

29.1%

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0.014

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EUwatch 🇪🇺

@euwatch.live

Un an depuis la chute d’Assad, trois millions de Syriens sont retournés chez eux

Un an depuis la chute d'Assad, 3 millions de Syriens sont rentrés

Les Nations unies estiment que 1,2 million de Syriens sont rentrés dans leur pays après avoir fui à l’étranger depuis décembre 2024, tandis que 1,9 million de déplacés internes sont retournés dans leur région d’origine. Après une année au pouvoir, le président syrien Ahmad al-Charaa jouit de la confiance de 81 % de la population du pays. Celle-ci fait toutefois toujours face à des conditions économiques difficiles et des infrastructures ravagées par une décennie de guerre.

legrandcontinent.eu

December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM

by Charles Lister

28%

Scholar power: 28.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Charles Lister	33%	8	28.0%

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65.0%

55.7 h

0

28.0%

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0.014

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Substack

Syria Weekly: December 2-9, 2025

Syria celebrates Liberation Day; Caesar Act repeal confirmed; major energy deals begin implementation; UNSC delegation visits Damascus; Trump admin begins pressure on Israel; & more. Syria celebrates Liberation Day; Caesar Act repeal confirmed; major energy deals begin implementation; UNSC delegation visits Damascus; Trump admin begins pressure on Israel; & more.

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by Hubert Zimmermann

42%

Scholar power: 42.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Sociology 20%, Law 15%, History 15%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hubert Zimmermann	35%	16	42.0%

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53.0%

54.8 h

0

42.0%

Ranking score

0.011

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Hubert Zimmermann

@hubzimm.bsky.social

Wohl wahr: Syrien

December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM

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Syria Weekly: December 2-9, 2025

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Scholar power: 77.9%

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Scholar power: 42.0%

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