Abstract This article provides an ethnographically informed comparative case study of the atrocity archiving work being undertaken by two entities: not-for-profit, civil society organization, Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), United Nations’ International, Impartial, Independent Mechanism Syria (IIIM). Insights from data collected are read alongside debates within ...

the end of cold war created a unique opportunity for both the arabs and israelis to end their animosity and for the united states to play an important role to bring them to peace negotiations. therefore, during the 1990s, the u.s. facilitated several rounds of talks between syria and israel, but the negotiations complicated gradually. the talks were stalled over the fact that israel did not wan...

when the tunisian revolution triggered the domino of the collapse arab leaders, it was not anticipated to reach to syria creating a deep conflict with local, regional and trans-regional dimensions. however, when the protests speared to syria, various players try to exploit it to their own advantage, and an all-out conflict began. due to syria's geopolitical location, regional powers such as ira...

The relevance of the study is determined by need to modern Syrian media system in conditions a long-term armed conflict Syria. object research scientific literature devoted studies. subject interpretation concept "media system" contained works Russian, Western and Arab authors context media. purpose define applicable To achieve study, authors, having set number criteria, conduct comparative ana...

Since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power at the end of 2002, Turkey has increased its interactions with the Middle East. Syria has been the testing ground of this new, “neo-Ottoman” policy aimed at improving trade and political relations with all the country’s neighbours. Analyzing the evolution of Turkey’s policy towards Syria under AKP rule, we can distinguish three phases....

Most people interested in Syrian affairs used to believe that the country was extremely stable. The regime's media fed this belief, constantly reiterating the assertion that Syria was the most secure and stable country in the world. Infact, however, this stability was merely a veneer. In reality, cracks and rifts appeared that damaged the Syrian society, undermined its cohesion, and created num...