Syrian Litmus Test: DavutoÄŸlu, Kissinger, Larijani, Lavrov
The results of this litmus test will be utilized in the new Middle East numerous times!
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Quo Vadis? Regional Perspectives on the Syrian Crisis
The round table underlined the significance of Russia and Iran in the Syrian crisis, while highlighting the inefficiency of regional and international organizations.
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“Should al-Assad step down, disaster will ensue.” This assumption not only asserts that a region with al-Assad is possible, but it insists that it would in fact be better. Is that really so?
The massacre in Houla last week demonstrated once again that not much has changed since the uprisings started in Syria. The Baathist regime continues to kill in front of the whole world.
SETA PANEL Moderator: Ufuk UlutaÅŸ, SETA Foundation Speakers: Steven Heydemann, United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Muhittin Ataman, Abant Ä°zzet Baysal University Date/Time: May 25, 2012, FRIDAY 14:00 Venue: SETA Ankara room, ANKARA
The Annan Plan was a miracle plan that could have benefited, in the short term, all those who were not disturbed by the bloodshed.
The Luckiest Dictator in the Middle East
The final leg of support for the Syrian Ba’ath regime’s geopolitical comfort zone was the political climate generated by the other dictatorships in the area.
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If Iran had not Supported the Syrian Baath Regime
Syria has become one of the few friends Iran has left, after it was blatantly sanctioned by the West, the U.S and other states in the region after the Islamic revolution.
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Russia’s future in the Middle East fares no better than the al-Assad regime in which Russia had been investing.
Israel wants regime change in Syria, as much as it wanted a change in Egypt, the heart of the Camp David order, of which the Syrian regime is branch.
Moderator: Taha Özhan, President of SETA Foundation Panelists: Besma Kodmani, Syrian National Council Veniamin Popov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations Kayhan Barzegar, Center for Strategic Research, Iran Basheer Nafi, Al Jazeera Center for Studies Date/Time: April 3rd, 2012, TUESDAY 10:00-12:00 Venue: SETA Ankara room, ANKARA
UN wants to see the al-Assad regime, which killed most of the 8,000+ people killed during demonstrations, to allow people to protest freely.
What the Syrian regime fails to see is that this space carved between the political occupations of 2012 and geopolitical balances is about to expire.
America will only then - if indeed it wants - be free from the three answers or the single al-Assad answer outlined above!
As so many outside powers have clashing geopolitical, security, and economic interests, what does the road ahead look like for Syria?
The only thing that will happen if the Assad regime in Syria is not overthrown is the continued political junk bond problem whose existence is extended slightly while its default risk is increased.
Conspiracy theories are instruments of creative thinking. Yet, there is a huge difference between creative thinking and insisting on selective facts that only align with a theory.
In the wake of the Arab League’s embargo against Syria, a new period is ahead for the Baathist regime.
It is politically, economically and historically impossible for Turkey to abandon its “zero problems with neighbors” policy – no matter what happens in Syria.
In the past decade, Turkey moved towards more domestic democracy - while its neighbourhood changed in fundamental ways.
The majority of the actors, particularly those who are closely related to the Syrian crisis, do not really talk about Syria even when they are speaking about Syria.
