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Burcu Ozcelik

@burcuozcelik.bsky.social

Senior Research Fellow, Middle East & North Africa Security @ RUSI | PhD, University of Cambridge | Armed Conflict, Extremism, Security, Democratic Theory | Views mine. London-based. Web: https://rusi.org/people/ozcelik @rusi.bsky.social

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20. December 2024 YouTube video by Terry Martin

I was in conversation with Deutsche Welle News to talk about the prospects for national reconciliation in Syria and a new β€˜We’. I highlighted "This must be a Syrian-led effort at the grass-roots level all the way to the top of the leadership." @rusi.bsky.social

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20.12.2024 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™ In the final #GlobalSecurityBriefing episode of 2024, we ask @burcuozcelik.bsky.social and @mikerstephens.bsky.social what comes next for Syria and the future of the region, following the fall of the Assad regime.
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18.12.2024 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My brief comments @thetimes.com on how Iraq could get drawn in deeper into the Israel-Iran confrontation, and why the IRGC may think twice before opting for a course of action that may jeopardise its foothold inside Iraq if Israel were to retaliate.

19.11.2024 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All of the above.

19.11.2024 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So here we are. The plan is to post on dynamics, themes and tensions impacting states and societies in the Middle East. Occasional posts on political theory debates in the realm of governance, post-conflict democracy and gender equality.

19.11.2024 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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