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1 – 10 of 12Together with Syrian government budget cutbacks, the decreased Russian presence has resulted in an increase in inter-communal clashes, forced disappearances, demonstrations and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272593
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Bashar al-Assad's two principal foreign backers, Russia and Iran, support and to some extent direct sizeable forces in Syria on which Assad relies. That contributes to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265106
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The Turkish government's crackdown on internal dissent, and its opposition to Kurdish groups at home and abroad have placed its NATO ally, the United States, in an awkward…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210609
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They will discuss Russia's growing role in the Middle East, Israeli targeting of Iranian proxies and the implications of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250134
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Analysis of the use of social media by jihadists.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205351
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As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261385
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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah -- a Shia militant group and political party -- last month announced that the organisation would shoot down any Israeli drones in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247099
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Prospects for US foreign policy in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206721
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Foreign policy after the attempted coup.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212831
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Syria's beleaguered mainstream rebel movement suffered numerous territorial losses in 2014 at the hands of Islamic State group (ISG) and the regime. Partly in response to these…