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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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10 años de guerra en Siria

La brutalidad y el enfoque sectario del conflicto por parte del régimen precipitaron la guerra.

 16 June 2021

Thriving on Uncertainty: COVID-19-Related Opportunities for Terrorist Groups

Taking into consideration how state responses and pre-existing socioeconomic grievances can be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to innovative findings on how terrorist groups have adapted and conducted their activities during the pandemic.

 8 June 2021

What Do We Know about Jihadist Radicalization?: Pre-Established Ideas, Realities and Questions

The attacks that have been hitting France and many European countries during the recent years, as well as the departure of thousands of volunteers to the Iraqi-Syrian war zone, have pushed the issue of "jihadism" to the centre of attention.

 28 April 2021

Reading Migrations and Displacement through the Lens of Emotions

Migration has an emotional side that needs to be analysed in itself, understanding that the pushing factors why people take ‘dangerous journeys’ are not always rational as ‘dreams, hope and aspirations’ have a lot to say.

 4 March 2021

Borders, Conflicts and Security in the Mediterranean: the Case of the Spanish-Moroccan Border

Presently, the Mediterranean is one of the most lethal borders in the world. In addition, one of the scenarios in which issues related to border management, security, and conflicts between states, acquire great importance.

 18 February 2021

The Role of the Army in Egypt 10 Years after Tahrir

The military has played a critical role in shaping the Egyptian Republic since 1953. It has monopolized power for brief periods but mostly has been part of a wider coalition of state institutional actors and bureaucratic cliques.

 11 February 2021

The Role of the Military in Middle East/North Africa. Protest Movements of 2019

In the Arab Spring movements of 2011 and the years immediately following, military and security forces were able to rely on a menu of tried-and-true tactics to restore the traditional political order or manage a transition on their own terms.

 20 October 2020

Mapping the Drivers of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in MENA and the Balkans

Since 2001 there has been growing concern in academia and policy-making to explain and counter the threats posed by violent extremist groups. Recent research on radicalization indicates the relevance of socio-economic and socio-political inequality....

 17 September 2020

The Repatriation of Jihadist Foreign Fighters

In the spring of 2019, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces recaptured the territory held by the Islamic State group in Syria. As they did so, they found themselves holding thousands of people who had travelled from around the world to join ISIS

 16 September 2020

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

Libya: A Failed State in the Middle of the Mediterranean

The Turkish intervention in Libya has changed the course of the conflict. The heterogeneous coalition of militias which support the Government of National Accord (GNA) has recovered almost all of Tripolitania.

 14 August 2020

Libya: The Keys of the Conflict

From 2011 begins a wave of protests in the Arab world known as the "Arab Spring". In the case of Libya, the fall of the Gaddafi regime led to an intermittent confrontation between armed factions, with regional and international support.

 20 February 2020