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Official business visits between Iran and Syria 2019-18
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Official business visits between Iran and Syria 2019-18

10/03/19
Syria, İran Navvar Şaban
Executive Summary The Syrian-Iranian Business Forum opened in Damascus in January 2019. In attendance were Ishaq Jahangiri, the first vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis, as well as a broad swathe of…
Profiling Top Private Security Companies in Syria
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Profiling Top Private Security Companies in Syria

11/02/19
Russia, Syria, İran Navvar Şaban
Executive Summary Before May 2013, private security companies’ tasks and activities in Syria were basically limited to securing shopping malls, banks, and concerts. The growing need for legal armed forces not bound by government regulation led to the issuance of…
Transformations of the Syrian Military: The Challenge of Change and Restructuring
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Transformations of the Syrian Military: The Challenge of Change and Restructuring

31/12/18
Syria Ahmed Hamada, Bashar Narsh, Maen Talaa, Navvar Şaban, Omran Center
Executive Summary Throughout its history, the Syrian military has gone through a number of stages in its structural and functional evolution. These include processes undertaken based on the need to develop the military’s professional and technical capacity, or as required…
An Assessment of Idlib DMZ after 75 Days
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An Assessment of Idlib DMZ after 75 Days

03/12/18
Russia, Syria, Terrorism and Security, Turkey, İran Navvar Şaban
Introduction On 7 Sep 2018, when the Tehran talks ended between Turkey, Russia, and Iran it was obvious that there was no final agreement or disagreement amongst the Astana international players. Everything became more vague except for the postponement of…
Centralization and Decentralization in Syria: Concepts and Practices
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Centralization and Decentralization in Syria: Concepts and Practices

12/11/18
Local councils, Middle East, Syria Abdulhamid Alawak, Ayman Al Dassouky, Bashar Narsh, Bedir Mulla Rashid, Dr. Ammar Khaf, Maen Talaa, Mohamed Al Bdullah, Mohamed Saddik, Omran Center, Sasha El Alu
Introduction After seven years of conflict between the people and the Assad regime, Syria is now going through a difficult phase. The nature of the conflict has transformed whereby the role and effectiveness of local actors has been greatly maringalized…

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Tuesday April 30

panel in Brussels Conference entitled: "Harnessing Economic Autonomy for Peace: Reimagining Syria’s Path Forward"

Omran Center for Strategic Studies with Support from SPI organized a side event at the 8th Brussels Conference on Supporting the Syrian people. The panel was entitled: "Harnessing Economic Autonomy…
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Side Event at the 8th Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region” | Harnessing Economic Autonomy for Peace: Reimagining Syria’s Path Forward
Tuesday April 09

Side Event at the 8th Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region” | Harnessing Economic Autonomy for Peace: Reimagining Syria’s Path Forward

  Concept Note for Side Event at the 8th Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region” Harnessing Economic Autonomy for Peace: Reimagining Syria’s Path Forward Date:…
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An invitation to submit a research paper to the second research conference of Omran Center titled: Early Recovery in Syria: Realities and Future Perspectives
Friday November 24

An invitation to submit a research paper to the second research conference of Omran Center titled: Early Recovery in Syria: Realities and Future Perspectives

Early recovery in Syria stands out as one of the most significant variables that has started to take shape in recent years. There are indications of varying dynamics in early…
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