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The effect of illicitly-governed spaces
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200837
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IS’s losses of territory, resources and key leaders have dented the group’s ambitions and operating budget. However, while those setbacks have affected morale on the ground, they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225011
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In Damascus, HTS collaborated with more moderate groups from the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Elsewhere, however, the rebels are deeply divided. HTS, the latest avatar of the former…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219713
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Regime resilience in the Middle East.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205346
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Previous efforts to achieve detente have faltered because of the sheer complexity of the issues at stake: 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Ankara's military presence in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288666
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The softer approach, evident also in HTS’s tolerance of Sufis and suppression of its erstwhile jihadi allies, reflects a desire for acceptance domestically and internationally…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268788
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However, in 2021 they will all face two common challenges: recovering from major economic shocks in 2020 and reorienting to US policy shifts under a Biden presidency. From…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257604
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Islamic State group (ISG) claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed 44 people, making it the largest terrorist attack in Lebanon since 1990 and the first of its kind…
Islamic State threat.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206310
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Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…