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.
SETA PANEL Oturum BaÅŸkanı: Talip Küçükcan, SETA KonuÅŸmacılar: Walid Saffour, Suriye Ä°nsan Hakları Komitesi (SHRC) BaÅŸkanı Nadim Houry, Ä°HÄ°Ö BaÅŸkan Yrdc. ve OrtadoÄŸu ve Kuzey Afrika Sorumlusu Cengiz Çandar, Radikal Gazetesi Yazarı Tarih: 26 Nisan 2012 PerÅŸembe Saat: 11.00-13.00 Yer: SETA, Ankara Salonu
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
Arab League's Syrian Policy
The study addresses the League’s policy proposals, decisions, and reactions regarding the Syrian crisis and concentrates on what these all policy measures mean for the League as a regional organization.
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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 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.
It is politically, economically and historically impossible for Turkey to abandon its “zero problems with neighbors” policy – no matter what happens in Syria.
SETA’s public seminar “Seeking Justice And Accountability: Rights Abuses And The Arab Uprisings” brought together Joe Stork and Jan Egeland of Human Rights Watch to discuss human rights in foreign policy making, and efforts to advocate for human rights and influence regimes like that in Syria which has turned a deaf ear to calls to end the brutal clampdown on demonstrators.
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.
On January 14, 2011, Ben Ali fled Tunisia after 23 years in power, signaling the end of the distorted regional order in the Middle East and North Africa.
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.
