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Potemkin parliament: Baathists consolidate control as access to power shifts
Syria Update 27 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Potemkin parliament: Baathists consolidate control as access to power shifts In Depth Analysis On 21 July, Syrian media reported the official results of the country’s 19 July parliamentary elections. As...
VBIED attack on Russian-Turkish patrol triggers tit-for-tat retaliation
Syria Update 20 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version VBIED attack on Russian-Turkish patrol triggers tit-for-tat retaliation In Depth Analysis On 14 July, a VBIED targeted a joint Russian-Turkish patrol on the M4 near Ariha, in the western Idleb...
A pyrrhic victory for aid actors: cross-border resolution extended, but weakened
Syria Update 13 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version A pyrrhic victory for aid actors: cross-border resolution extended, but weakened In Depth Analysis Following days of uncertainty over competing draft resolutions and dueling vetoes in New York, the UN...
For the Syria response, parallels emerge as Russia exists the deconfliction system and resists the crossborder resolution
Syria Update 6 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version For the Syria response, parallels emerge as Russia exits the deconfliction system and resists the crossborder resolution In Depth Analysis On 25 June, Russia officially announced its withdrawal from the...
Cash crash: Syria’s economic collapse and the fragmentation of the state
Cash crash: Syria’s economic collapse and the fragmentation of the state 6 July 2020 The Syrian economy is currently witnessing unprecedented volatility. To date, analysts have predominantly focused on the impact this crash has had on Syrian households, which are now...
5th Corps and Government forces clash in Dar’a: A step-change for Syria’s most restive region as Oudeh and Russia bid for more power?
Syria Update 29 June 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version 5th Corps and Government forces clash in Dar’a: A step-change for Syria’s most restive region as Oudeh and Russia bid for more power? In Depth Analysis On 27 June, intense clashes reportedly broke out...
Syria is already a failed state. Will the Caesar sanctions make it more ‘fierce’?
Syria Update 22 June 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Syria is already a failed state. Will the Caesar sanctions make it more ‘fierce’? In Depth Analysis On 17 June, the U.S. Department of the Treasury officially enacted the sanctions contained in the...
Damascus scrambles to contain economic rage as protests spread
Syria Update 15 June 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Damascus scrambles to contain economic rage as protests spread In Depth Analysis On 11 June, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad dismissed Prime Minister Imad Khamis and announced that Hussein Arnous,...
Self Administration bids to corner grain market as SYP collapses
Syria Update 8 June 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Self Administration bids to corner grain market as SYP collapses In Depth Analysis On 6 June, the Self Administration issued two decisions that effectively prohibit the sale of grain to rival territorial...
Infographic: Northeast Syria Trade Dynamics
NES Trade Dynamics Infographic3 June 2020 Download In High-Resolution The recent re-opening of the M4 highway between Tel Tamr and Ain Issa is arguably the most significant instance of pragmatic political cooperation between the Self Administration and the Government...
M4 opens as Russia flexes muscles in NES
Syria Update 1 June 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version M4 opens as Russia flexes muscles in NES In Depth Analysis On 25 May, local media sources reported that a section of the M4 highway between Ain Issa and Tel Tamr had opened to commercial traffic for the...
Import restrictions augur procurement challenges for Syria response
Syria Update 26 May 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Import restrictions augur procurement challenges for Syria response In Depth Analysis On 17 May, the Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade announced a list of 67 articles that will be prohibited...
Deadly clashes break-out as northwest violence flares
Syria Update 18 May 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Deadly clashes break-out as northwest violence flares In Depth Analysis It is axiomatic that no ceasefire in Syria lasts forever. This has proven especially true in northwest Syria, where an uneasy calm...
The Business of Empowering Women
The business of empowering women: Insights for development programming in Syria 15 May 2020 Executive Summary Changes in household composition due to battlefield deaths, displacement, and military recruitment have meant that many households in Syria have experienced a...
As Syria conflict slows, old partnerships fray
Syria Update 11 May 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version As Syria conflict slows, old partnerships fray In Depth Analysis In recent weeks, high-profile Russian media criticisms of the Government of Syria have drawn attention to the widening rift between the...
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