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Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesArab sovereignty, Arab unity, Bashar al Assad, Captagon trafficking, counterterrorism, defense cooperation, Druze militias, economic leverage, extremist networks, forward defense zone, fragmentation, geopolitical terrain, Geopolitics, Iran, Iranian proxies, Iranian-backed militias, Israel, Israel airstrikes, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, northern frontier, power vacuum, reconstruction diplomacy, regional stability, sanctions relief, Saudi Arabia, security policy, Sunni politics, Syria, territorial integrity, transitional government, Turkey, Turkey's military presence, Yemen

Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

Mohamed ELDoh1 Comment

In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria has become more than just a war-ravaged state grappling with political vacuum and economic decay—it has transformed into a critical security frontier…

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Iran Can Reconfigure Its Foothold in Post-Assad Syria

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAlawite, Bashar al Assad, civil war, Damascus, Druze, governance, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Hizballah, ideological footprint, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, Middle East, military proxies, Modafean-e Haram, Quds, regional actors, resistance axis., Russia, Sayyida Zaynab, self-determination, Sunni Islamist regime, Syria, transitional constitution, Turkey, unrest

Iran Can Reconfigure Its Foothold in Post-Assad Syria

Loqman Radpey0 Comments

Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Iran initially denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil, despite evidence to the contrary. Later, Tehran was forced…

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The Geo-Political Implications of New Syria and Future Pathways

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesanti-imperialism, anti-Zionism, armed struggle, authoritarianism, autonomy, Bashar al Assad, China, civil war, consociationalism, Elections, governance, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, humanitarian assistance, internal reconciliation, Iran, ISIS, Israel, Kurdish, liberal government., mediator, Middle East, military threats, naval assets, Pan-Arabism, political dissent, political reconciliation, power-sharing mechanisms, refugees, regime change, Russia, sanctions, sectarian fault lines, secularism, Shia Crescent, socialism, strategic depth, strategic interests, strategic partnership, Syria, Turkey, United Nations Security Council, US

The Geo-Political Implications of New Syria and Future Pathways

Muhammad Haseeb Riaz0 Comments

The unceremonious ouster of Syrian President Bashar al Assad marks the demise of the last Ba’athist regime in the Middle East. The end of the 54-year-long Assad dynasty can herald…

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