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The Assad Regime has failed

The Assad Regime has failed

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Sam Mace
Dec 01, 2024
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I began writing my doctoral thesis in 2018. I decided to research and write about sovereignty in the MENA region, focusing on authoritarian regimes such as Syria. Rather than taking a conventional view focusing on so-called ‘authoritarian durability,’ I wanted to focus on why conflicts emerged in autocratic regimes and why I believe they will inevitably…

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