From Baathist Massacres to 'Violations of the Annan Plan'
The Annan Plan was a miracle plan that could have benefited, in the short term, all those who were not disturbed by the bloodshed.
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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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The Arab uprisings in early 2011 provided the US and Turkey with an opportunity and a necessity to discover new forms of cooperation and policy coordination due to the urgency for action on the ground.
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.
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.
Quo Vadis?: Regional Perspectives on the Syrian Crisis
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
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The Syrian Uprising on its First Anniversary
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.
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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?
Syria, which is the most wounding issue we face today, has turned into yet another test for the global platforms.
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.
The worry is not about the possibility of a war breaking out; it is about the hope of building a new regional order in the near future fading away.
The new paradigm in relations seems to be working so far in critical issue areas, including Syria and NATO’s missile shield.
In the wake of the Arab League’s embargo against Syria, a new period is ahead for the Baathist regime.
Relations with the region have been multi-faceted, encompassing diplomatic, economic and civil society dimensions since 2002.
Recent Arab revolutions have brought both opportunities and challenges to Turkish foreign policy.
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.
