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Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

In the last years of the 2010s, the competitive intervention of rival powers in the Syrian crisis escalated into a contest to carve out spheres of geo-political influence in the country.

 4 September 2020
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Siria, la larga destrucción de un país

“No espero nada de Ginebra y, en general, de lo que provenga del exterior, porque hoy Siria está sola, huérfana, como en el primer día de la revolución”.

 21 March 2014
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Iraq, Between the Political Crisis and Entrenched Violence

Ignacio Rupérez, former Spanish ambassador to Iraq and author of "Collateral Damages: A Spaniard in the Iraqi Hell" (2008) discusses the current situation in the country in a round table with Antoni Segura and Maria Alba Gilabert.

 13 March 2014

What Are the Prospects for Success of the Peace Talks on Syria?

The United Nations Peace Conference on Syria is due to take place on 22nd January. Several factors helped bring about this meeting, despite the failure of initial attempts.

 21 January 2014

Libia, desafíos de seguridad

Libia, desafíos de seguridad “No sirve utilizar al norte de África como muro, como zona de seguridad que impida el paso hacia Europa. Hay que abordar la inmigración a partir del desarrollo”.

 21 December 2013

Syria’s Civil War: Geopolitical Implications and Scenarios

In May 2013, the violence in Syria continues to escalate. There is no sign of an end to the conflict and human suffering some two years after a largely peaceful protest movement on the country’s periphery was met with brutal repression.

 7 October 2013

En Siria, los milagros no existen

EE UU y Rusia vuelven a la retórica de una solución política. Sobre el terreno el régimen apuesta por los medios militares, y los rebeldes carecen de una figura política capaz de negociar.

 21 September 2013

The Civil War in Syria: The Variety of Opposition to the Syrian Regime

From the outbreak of unrest in March 2011, Syria’s political opposition was divided between internal and external players.

 4 September 2013

Evolution and Outlook of the Syrian Crisis

The Syrian crisis has become a tough knot to unravel. The relentless battle that Bashar al-Assad’s regime is waging against the opposition is compounded by the intrigues of the regional powers.

 2 September 2013

Mali and the Sahel: From Crisis to Military Intervention (2013)

The thirteen-month period from January 2012 to February 2013 is crucial to understanding the situation in Mali and, by extension, in the Sahel.

 20 August 2013

La cuestión kurda

“Los riesgos de provocación son enormes. Un atentado o cualquier crisis vinculada a la cuestión kurda fragilizaría la posición del primer ministro turco, Erdogan”.

 21 June 2013

El factor kurdo en el conflicto de Siria

La minoría kurda vive un momento histórico al administrar su territorio tras la retirada del régimen. La relación con la oposición y el proceso de paz en Turquía marcan el futuro.

 21 June 2013

The European Global Strategy and the Mediterranean

Many recent comments on the EU’s Mediterranean policy come to the conclusion that the challenge raised by the Arab Spring has less to do with existing policies than with a lack of strategy.

 20 June 2013