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		<title>The Role of the Syrian Army’s Fourth Division</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayman al-Dassouky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The role of the Syrian Army&#8217;s Fourth Division in its traditional stronghold areas&#8212;including its military housing in Zahrieh, Sumaria and Sabura&#8212;differs from its role in the areas that have come under its jurisdiction during the conflict, such as Darayya. This is due to several factors, including the nature of the administration, its existing networks, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Militarization of Syrian Politics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayman al-Dassouky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before Syria can contemplate post-conflict democracy, it must deal with the proliferation of armed political groups. Many envisioning a resolution to the Syrian conflict see multi-party elections as part of Syria’s future. But a genuine political transition will have to take into account how much politics in the country has been militarized. The Syrian crisis [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Russia’s Brittle Strategic Pillars in Syria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayman al-Dassouky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With unreliable allies and a lack of experience with local power dynamics, Russia’s influence in Syria is built on fragile foundations. With political control fragmented among local powerbrokers in Syria, Russia’s overreliance on the Assad regime to protect its interests is a strategic threat. Despite current intersecting interests, neither the regime nor its Iranian allies [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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