Assad’s Law 10: Reshaping Syria’s Demographics
2018年9月14日 · One important measure that threatens any Syrian who is not explicitly pro-Assad is Law No. 10, which provides the act of shifting demographics in Syria with an appearance of legitimacy. The new law, enacted in April 2018, allows the government to determine which areas of the country will be designated for reconstruction.
How Religion and Money Shape Russian Soft Power in Syria
2022年5月26日 · Russia ’s Economic Hegemony in Syria. There have been major business deals made through contracts to constrain and exploit Syrian national resources and force Syria to accrue sovereign debt. These deals render Syria indefinitely economically dependent on Russia due to penalties for delayed payments, as well as high accumulated interest.
Syria’s Christians: A Personal Story of a Stolen Legacy
2017年6月1日 · To better understand their dilemma, some brief modern historical background is helpful. Syria’s Christian elites were instrumental in forming the Syrian Arab Republic. Michelle Lutfallah, a Lebanese-Syrian politician, businessman, and intellectual led the negotiations for Syria’s independence and participated in the Paris conference of 1919.
Changing Population Patterns Will Reshape the Middle East
2022年11月22日 · Syria will nearly double from 22 million to 43 million; Jordan will grow from 11 million to 18 million; By contrast, Lebanon will shrink from 5.5 million to 4.7 million; In total, these five populations will hit a combined figure of 95 million, larger than Turkey or …
Ethnic Cleansing Threatens Syria's Unity - The Washington Institute
2015年12月3日 · For now, Syria's overall population figures hide the rampant ethnic separation already occurring within territories controlled by each faction. Acutely aware that its Alawite base is a shrinking minority, the regime has created a zone of control with 41% religious minorities, compared to the national figure of 22%.
Tal Abyad: Achilles Heel of the Syrian Kurdish Belt
2018年12月21日 · These young trainees may be used as the vanguard to “liberate” the district, similar to how the Turkish army used proxies when invading the Kurdish district of Afrin in northwest Syria. This strategy has an even better chance of succeeding (and avoiding international outcry) in Tal Abyad because the majority of the population is Arab ...
The Fragile Status Quo in Northeast Syria
2020年7月1日 · The contrast between improvements in the AANES economy and financial deterioration within regime-held areas (e.g., because of new U.S. sanctions arising from the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act) could give a particularly potent boost to local authorities.
The Regrouping of ISIS in the Deserts of Syria
2021年8月12日 · On March 23, 2019, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the end of ISIS’s control over their last stronghold in the northern and eastern parts of Syria following the liberation of the Baghuz area—located in the governorate of Deir al …
Idlib May Become the Next Gaza Strip - The Washington Institute
2020年3月26日 · A closer look at the area’s territorial and demographic situation shows how ongoing developments will likely lead to the creation of a “New Gaza Strip” in northwest Syria—that is, an overpopulated refugee zone where terrorists are in control, essentially forcing the international community to work with them because they are the “de ...
Latakia Is Assad's Achilles Heel | The Washington Institute
2015年9月23日 · Latakia Demographics In 2010, the population of Latakia was about 400,000, about 50 percent of whom were Alawite, 40 percent were Sunni, and 10 percent were Christian -- mostly Orthodox. Geographically, Alawites occupy the northern and eastern suburbs, whereas Sunnis live downtown and in the southern suburb of al-Ramel al-Filistini, the city's ...