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Prospects for Syria to end-2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235278
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This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
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Syria’s civil war is fought not just with bombs and bullets, but with salaries and services. The government has been able to win this aspect of the war by denying services to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220376
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The team includes the defence and foreign ministers, the intelligence chief and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s special adviser Ibrahim Kalin. They will visit Washington later…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240824
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Prospects for Syria to end-2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244675
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The support of two-thirds of the 329 MPs is needed to back a new government. However, neither of the two main factions can garner this level of support individually, resulting in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270009
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The Kurdish referendum has complicated Abadi’s efforts to win reselection after provincial and national elections, expected in April 2018. Abadi -- an Arab Shia -- is vying for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224556
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Iran has been looking to build up its business ties on the ground in Syria, and views access to trade infrastructure as a key component in its plans for an integrated trade and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242846
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Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239577
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Tensions have risen over the past year between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), due to disagreements over the electoral law…