Haian Dukhan
@DukhanHaian
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Lecturer in Politics and IR at Teesside University | Fellow of @SyriaStudies at the University of St Andrews l Author of “State and Tribes in Syria”.
North East, England
Joined August 2015
I had the pleasure of joining Gareth Barlow on Sky News in the morning to discuss the fall of the authoritarian regime in Syria. I explained that this is a monumental moment for Syrians, comparable to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Want to understand today’s tribal mobilisation in Syria? My book State and Tribes in Syria (Routledge, 2019) explores how tribal networks shape conflict and politics—insights that remain crucial in Syria’s current transition:
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State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns explores the policies of the successive Syrian governments towards the Arab tribes and their reactions to these policies. The book...
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RT @assafmoghadam: I am pleased to share that the Routledge Handbook of Proxy Wars, co-edited by Vladimir Rauta, @wyss_m and myself is now….
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This Handbook is the first volume to comprehensively examine the challenges, intricacies, and dynamics of proxy wars, in their various facets. The volume aims to capture the significantly growing...
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RT @rallaf: We've barely begun to skim the surface of Assad's crimes against humanity. There is abundant evidence not just in the blood-soa….
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A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad.
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RT @joshua_landis: “The Islamic Republic had one social contract with society, which is that it deprived them of all freedoms… in return fo….
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For over than three decades, Iran built a web of proxy networks to push its battles far beyond its borders – keeping enemies at bay, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tightened his grip on...
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RT @Charles_Lister: #Iran’s nuclear program isn’t something that can be “destroyed” — only set back. Unless the mountain complexes are phys….
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RT @hxhassan: In Syria’s Desert, Palmyra Fights for Its Life. Once known as the “Bride of the Desert,” Palmyra is a ghost town. @apollineco….
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Years after war and the Islamic State group tore through the ancient site and modern town, the survival of both now rests on whether water, trees and people can return
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RT @hxhassan: Everything about the Syrian president & his story is mind-boggling. Take this, for example:. Exactly 20 years ago today, he w….
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RT @ThomasVLinge: He did it, he actually did it. This man is having the craziest six months of his life any person ever had. https://t.co/….
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RT @ibrahimhamidi: A huge geopolitical shift in 10 years. -In 2015, the North Korean leader's garden was inaugurated in Damascus. -In 2025,….
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The book Sectarianism and Civil War in Syria, edited by Raymond Hinnebusch and Morten Valbjørn, is now available for pre-order via the Routledge website. I contributed a chapter titled "Beyond Alawites and Sunnis: The Sectarian Mosaic of Deir ez-Zor and al-Hasakah". The book
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RT @hxhassan: No add Sudan to the mix. #Turkey’s allies encircling every big country in the region:. Egypt from Libya, Sudan & Somalia. Ir….
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Ankara’s support of Syria’s rebels was a strategic triumph that confirms it is replacing Iran as the regional powerhouse, says Hassan Hassan, editor-in-chief of New Lines magazine
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RT @hxhassan: The Assad-ISIS links have long been established, but I’m convinced we’ve only scratched the surface of how deep they really g….
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RT @Karam__Shaar: 🧵1/3:.The new constitution enshrines the separation of powers in Syria (Article 2). Yet, the rest of it undermines that p….
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RT @OmarAlghabra: Today, the government of Canada announced several key measures to help the Syrian people build a stable country that resp….
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Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development issued the following statement:
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RT @RoryStewartUK: Iran is actively trying to fracture and undermine the new government in Syria….
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RT @Qidlbi: As expected, the Pentagon has begun developing plans for a potential withdrawal from Syria if ordered to do so.🇺🇸🇸🇾.This is the….
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RT @DarioSabaghi: Kidnappings and killings plague Syria’s Homs as sectarian tensions rise. @hannadavis341 reports for @newlinesmag from the….
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Amid post-Assad uncertainty, religious minorities are facing a rise in kidnappings and killings
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