A New Order? The Changing Balance of Power in the Middle East Pt. I
Part 1: The Decline of Iran’s Regional Hegemony General Introduction Recent events in the Middle East are reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape, s...
Tag: syria
Fractured Alliances: The Ripple Effects of Assad’s Fall in the Caucasus
The fall of Assad’s regime came as a surprise, but Russia’s swift abandonment of one of its closest allies was even more unexpected. While Russia had previously...
The Rise of Multilateral Externalization: How the International System fails Refugees
Written by Leila Iskandarani On Friday, April 5, the Yale Law School hosted a panel discussing the rise of multilateralism as states seek to evade their legal o...
Syria expected for readmission to the Arab League
Written by Minahil Nawaz In December 2018, the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir became the first leader of an Arab League member state to visit Syria in eight ...
Interview with YPG volunteer soldier Brace Belden
In May, YRIS Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Siegel (MY ‘20) had the chance to talk over the phone with Brace Belden, a former soldier for the YPG (In Kurdish, Yekîne...
The Survival of the Syrian Ba’ath Party: Domestic Politics or International Support?
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: The Syrian dynasty. Introduction While ...
From Russia With Love: Mercenaries, Trolls, Oligarchs, and the Story of Yevgeniy Prigozhin
Two months ago, on the night of February 7th 2018, T-72 tanks, BRDM armored personnel carriers, and trucks carrying 122mm howitzer artillery and BM-21 rocket la...
Hafez Assad: National Hero or a Tragic Alternative?
“Most Syrians, especially the generation that never knew any other ruler, came to see no alternative” were Hunnebusch’s words when writing about Hafez Al-Assad’...