The slow rise of Hafez al-Assad, from pan-Arabism to Syrian nationalism
Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...
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A parallel analysis: Syria’s current crisis and regional protests of the 1950s
The Middle East underwent immense changes in the 1950s due to political instability and ideological shifts. This period, ...
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SDF Leader Calls for a Secular, Decentralized Syria After Assad’s Ouster
Abdi dismissed the idea of Syrian Kurds seeking independence or an autonomous government akin to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
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Syrian president meets Algeria’s foreign minister on 1st visit to post-Assad Syria
not governments,” a doctrine established by Algeria’s founding diplomats after gaining independence in 1962. Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, ending the ...