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From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251712
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Tensions have risen since Syrian government shelling killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor in north-western Syria on February 3. Although President Recep Tayyip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250577
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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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The US intelligence community in a year after purported reforms.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195795
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Syria humanitarian crisis.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197479
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The wage scale law was cast into question when a contentious tax hike law intended to fund it was annulled by the Constitutional Council on September 22, partly on the grounds…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224722
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The impact of the sanctions Russia imposed after Turkey shot down its warplane on November 24.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210287
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The emergence of private militaries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208025
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This is part of a wider energy crisis that is also evident in the long queues outside petrol stations and in the difficulty that bakeries face in securing fuel, on top of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259556
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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…