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Arab Normalization with the Assad Regime: Domestic and International Implications.
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Governance and Territorial Fragmentation in Syria: Assessing the Humanitarian and Political Challenges
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Experts discuss the regional dimensions of the Gaza war, possible escalation into a regionwide conflict, and US involvement.
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China’s Growing Role in the Middle East: Regional Geopolitics and US Policy
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Arab Normalization with the Assad Regime: Domestic and International Implications
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Speaker Bio:Bader Jamous is the President of the Syrian Negotiation Commission. He defected from the Assad regime at the beginning of the Syrian Revolution and…