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Regine Schwab

@reginesonja.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Researcher at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). Studying civil wars, non-state armed groups and wartime institutions. Interested in Middle Eastern Politics and Societies. https://www.regineschwab.org/

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More Gradualism than Shock? Observations on how Syria’s New Islamist Rulers Are Building a State - PRIF BLOG When Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies swept into Damascus in December 2024, many observers feared a replication of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. After all, HTS was a group with roots...

📢 New #PRIFblog: Syria's political transition is driven by gradual institution-building rather than revolutionary zeal. As @reginesonja.bsky.social, Ammar Hassan and Samer Massoud argue, this approach’s success will be decisive for the country's stability.
➡️ blog.prif.org/2026/02/26/m...

26.02.2026 15:54 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
TraCe Highlight Publication: The internationalization of intrastate conflict: A network perspective on empirical evidence and theoretical explanations, in Cooperation and Conflict, forthcoming

TraCe Highlight Publication: The internationalization of intrastate conflict: A network perspective on empirical evidence and theoretical explanations, in Cooperation and Conflict, forthcoming

TraCe Highlight Publication: In this paper, TraCe researchers from Goethe University and PRIF introduce a network-based framework to conceptualize the internationalization of intrastate armed conflict.
Empirically, they show that intrastate conflicts have indeed become more internationalized in recent years and identify and evaluate likely
drivers of this trend. A preprint version of the forthcoming paper has been published as TraCe Working Paper No. 7.

TraCe Highlight Publication: In this paper, TraCe researchers from Goethe University and PRIF introduce a network-based framework to conceptualize the internationalization of intrastate armed conflict. Empirically, they show that intrastate conflicts have indeed become more internationalized in recent years and identify and evaluate likely drivers of this trend. A preprint version of the forthcoming paper has been published as TraCe Working Paper No. 7.

TraCe Highlight Publication: Read more on our website.

TraCe Highlight Publication: Read more on our website.

📣 Explore the TraCe publication highlights: In @coco-journal.bsky.social, Frederik Schissler, @hannapfeifer.bsky.social, Constantin Ruhe, @reginesonja.bsky.social & Jonas Wolff take a closer look at the trend of internationalized intrastate armed conflicts.
🔗 www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...

26.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Sharepic Highlight Publication: Armed Group Constellations: Patterns of Cooperation and Conflict in Multiparty Civil Wars.

Sharepic Highlight Publication: Armed Group Constellations: Patterns of Cooperation and Conflict in Multiparty Civil Wars.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: Internationalized multiparty civil wars are an increasingly relevant phenomenon, but we lack understanding of the internal dynamics of these conflicts. Based on in-depth field work of the Syrian conflict and case studies of Ethiopia and Myanmar, this book develops a new understanding of the complex relationships between rebel groups in multiparty civil wars that goes beyond binary notions of cooperation and conflict.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: Internationalized multiparty civil wars are an increasingly relevant phenomenon, but we lack understanding of the internal dynamics of these conflicts. Based on in-depth field work of the Syrian conflict and case studies of Ethiopia and Myanmar, this book develops a new understanding of the complex relationships between rebel groups in multiparty civil wars that goes beyond binary notions of cooperation and conflict.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: read more on TraCe website.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: read more on TraCe website.

📣 Explore the TraCe publication highlights: In her forthcoming monograph, @reginesonja.bsky.social takes a closer look at the complex relationships between rebel groups in multiparty civil wars.

🔗 www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...

19.02.2026 11:46 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Cover TraCe Working Paper No. 7

Cover TraCe Working Paper No. 7

Intrastate armed conflicts have increasingly internationalized. In TraCe Working Paper No. 7, Frederik Schissler, @felixbethke.bsky.social, @hannapfeifer.bsky.social, Constantin Ruhe, @reginesonja.bsky.social & Jonas Wolff systematically assess this trend.
👉 www.trace-center.de/publikatione...

30.01.2026 12:25 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
Sharepic Highlight Publication: The Bombing of Hospitals and Rebel Responses in Civil War. Evidence from Syria.

Sharepic Highlight Publication: The Bombing of Hospitals and Rebel Responses in Civil War. Evidence from Syria.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: This publi­cation re­searches an in­creasingly pro­minent form of politi­cal vio­lence, the tar­geting of civilian infra­structure, and its effects on local vio­lence dy­namics. Con­cretely, the paper shows that the tar­geting of medical fa­cilities by pro-govern­ment forces in the Syrian civil war leads to in­creased rebel vio­lence rather than suppressing resis­tance.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: This publi­cation re­searches an in­creasingly pro­minent form of politi­cal vio­lence, the tar­geting of civilian infra­structure, and its effects on local vio­lence dy­namics. Con­cretely, the paper shows that the tar­geting of medical fa­cilities by pro-govern­ment forces in the Syrian civil war leads to in­creased rebel vio­lence rather than suppressing resis­tance.

Highlight Publication Sharepic: read more on our website

Highlight Publication Sharepic: read more on our website

📣 Explore the TraCe publication highlights: In the Journal of Conflict Resolution, @reginesonja.bsky.social, Werner Krause & Samer Massoud show how targeting civilian infrastructure in Syria backfired and caused rebels to respond with increased violence.
🔗 www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...

17.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Out now: Working paper on the trend of intranationalization we see with regard to armed conflict. It manifests notably in WANA. Thanks for another great collaboration, @reginesonja.bsky.social, @felixbethke.bsky.social and dear other colleagues at @goetheuni.bsky.social and @prif.org!

30.01.2026 14:39 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📢 #New article in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. In this paper, we demonstrate that pro-regime forces’ targeting of hospitals in Syria backfired, as rebels responded with increased violence.

#polisky #MENAsky #IRsky

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

30.12.2025 14:11 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ok, last final call.

We host these once a year. And working on/from the Middle East is tough now for lots of reasons. So I'm over-posting.

@pomeps.bsky.social workshops are designed to support MENA scholars in turning working papers into published articles.

Apply today, and please share!

15.10.2025 13:58 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Armed Group Constellations in Multiparty Civil Wars: How Syrian Rebels Toppled Assad - Civil War Paths Dr. Regine Schwab is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, working on contemporary civil wars, militant Islamist groups, wartime institut...

This week on the @civilwarpaths.bsky.social blog @reginesonja.bsky.social shares insights from her forthcoming book on armed group constellations in multiparty civil wars - and how these shaped conflict dynamics in Syria in 2024 👇
www.civilwarpaths.org/armed-group-...

03.10.2025 10:40 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Left side: Cover of the book (dark blue background with yellow highlights), right side: Text reading: Book Talk. The Home I Worked To Make. Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora | book talk with author Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) | moderated by \nRegine Schwab (PRIF & TraCe) | Venue: Conference Room PRIF, Baseler Straße 27-31, 60329 Frankfurt | more info & registration: trace-center.de/en/events/wendy-pearlman.

Left side: Cover of the book (dark blue background with yellow highlights), right side: Text reading: Book Talk. The Home I Worked To Make. Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora | book talk with author Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) | moderated by \nRegine Schwab (PRIF & TraCe) | Venue: Conference Room PRIF, Baseler Straße 27-31, 60329 Frankfurt | more info & registration: trace-center.de/en/events/wendy-pearlman.

Join us for a book talk with Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) @prif.org on July 1, 2025. She will present her book “The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora”, moderated by @reginesonja.bsky.social.

More information & registration:
www.trace-center.de/veranstaltun...

11.06.2025 07:27 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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ECPR Webinar: Navigating Syria's Transitional Landscape: Governance, Refugee Return, and Geopolitical Dynamics Thursday 5 June, 14:00–15:00 BST / 15:00–16:00 CEST

Interested in Middle Eastern Policy and EU Relations? 👉 This week, join our FREE #webinar unpacking current governance challenges, refugee return, and geopolitical dynamics in #Syria

🗣️ @reginesonja.bsky.social & Peter Seeberg
📅 Thursday 5 June
🕑 14:00–15:00 BST

#MENAsky #IRsky #polisky #migcitsky

02.06.2025 11:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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ECPR Webinar: Navigating Syria's Transitional Landscape: Governance, Refugee Return, and Geopolitical Dynamics Thursday 5 June, 14:00–15:00 BST / 15:00–16:00 CEST

🚨 NEW webinar🚨

Syria stands at a pivotal juncture after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad 💻 Join us to explore the challenges of governance, refugee return, and geopolitical dynamics

🗣️ @reginesonja.bsky.social & Peter Seeberg
📅 Thu 5 Jun, 14:00–15:00 BST
#MENAsky #IRsky #polisky #migcitsky @prif.org

09.05.2025 08:14 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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مع السلامة، يا سوريا الجميلة، يا حزينة ويا فرِحة في آنٍ واحد. ما رأيتُ في العالم أكرم من ناسِك.

29.05.2025 11:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Podcast: Syrien: Ein verwundetes Land im Neuanfang Die erste Euphorie ist verflogen nach dem Sturz von Assad. Jetzt geht es darum, eine langfristige Perspektive für Syrien zu eröffnen. Syrien hat eine Übergangsregierung, der neue Machthaber Ahmed al-...

Fast eine Stunde Syrien bei: Der Tag. Ein Thema, viele Perspektiven. www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/der-... Mit meinem Beitrag ab ca. der 44. Minute

16.02.2025 17:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We just got an R&R 🎉🎉🎉 #AcademicSky

06.02.2025 10:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Syrien: Wie sich HTS finanziert Die Rebellen haben ihre Arme wie eine Krake über ihre Gebiete ausgestreckt. Ein verzweigtes Netzwerk verschaffte ihnen das Geld, das sie brauchten. Ein Modell für ein neues Syrien ist dies nicht, erkl...

Mein Gastbeitrag in der FAZ zur Finanzierung von #HTS in #Syrien: www.faz.net/pro/weltwirt...

09.01.2025 08:30 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Aussichten für Syrien nach dem Sieg der Rebellen - PRIF BLOG Mehr als dreizehn Jahre litten die Menschen in Syrien unter den Folgen des Bürgerkrieges. In den letzten Wochen ging es dann schnell. Rebellen rückten weiträumig vor und veranlassten Assad zur Flucht ...

In #Syrien haben die Aufständischen das langjährige Assad-Regime besiegt. Doch welche Zukunft ist für das Land zu erwarten? @reginesonja.bsky.social und Thorsten Gromes ordnen die Aussichten durch einen Vergleich mit anderen Konflikten ein. Neu auf dem #PRIFblog ⬇️
blog.prif.org/2024/12/13/a...

13.12.2024 12:14 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Syrien: Blitzoffensive der islamistischen Rebellenallianz stürzt Assad - PRIF BLOG Eine Blitzoffensive der islamistischen Rebellenallianz markiert das Ende des Assad-Regimes. Ende November 2024 erobern die Rebellen mit rasantem Tempo große Städte, und Anfang Dezember fällt auch Dama...

Blitzoffensive der islamistischen Rebellenallianz stürzt Assad in Syrien – Was sind die Hintergründe? Was bedeutet das für die Zukunft des Landes? @reginesonja.bsky.social & Masood Al Hakari analysieren im #PRIFBlog die aktuellen Entwicklungen.
blog.prif.org/2024/12/10/s...

10.12.2024 17:01 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Syrien: Blitzoffensive der islamistischen Rebellenallianz stürzt Assad - PRIF BLOG Eine Blitzoffensive der islamistischen Rebellenallianz markiert das Ende des Assad-Regimes. Ende November 2024 erobern die Rebellen mit rasantem Tempo große Städte, und Anfang Dezember fällt auch Dama...

Hier noch eine schelle Analyse zu den Hintergründen der dramatischen Ereignisse in Syrien von Masood al Hakari und mir: blog.prif.org/2024/12/10/s...

10.12.2024 13:20 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Was sind die Hintergründe und wie geht es weiter in Syrien? Ein Gespräch mit Dr. Regine Schwab, Peace Research Institut Frankfurt

Meine 5 cent zu den Hintergründen der dramatischen Ereignisse in Syrien: www.radiodrei.de/content/rbb/... (kleine Versprecher inklusive 😅)

10.12.2024 07:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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08.12.2024 04:18 — 👍 10660    🔁 2784    💬 98    📌 93

الشعب السوري العظيم حر اخيرا !!!!! 💔

08.12.2024 09:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Karte eigener Entwurf Redaktion W&F; Basemap: Stadia Alidade Smooth; QGIS World Shapefiles; Datenpunkte Gewaltereignisse Naher Osten: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), acleddata.com, Juli-November 2024, Stand: 11.11.2024.

Karte eigener Entwurf Redaktion W&F; Basemap: Stadia Alidade Smooth; QGIS World Shapefiles; Datenpunkte Gewaltereignisse Naher Osten: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), acleddata.com, Juli-November 2024, Stand: 11.11.2024.

Neu erschienen! W&F 4/24 „Eskalationen im Nahen Osten“. Beiträge von @hannapfeifer.bsky.social (@ifshhamburg.bsky.social), Jari Bertolini et al. (#BICC Bonn), @ Mustafa Karahamad & @reginesonja.bsky.social (@prif.org) uva. zu komplexen Hintergründen der akuten #Konflikteskalationen im #NahenOsten.

20.11.2024 15:49 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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Regine Schwab Welcome! I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and a Visiting Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt. My research and teaching interests lie at the intersec...

Ok I know there are more important things in life but I finally have my own website:

Klick it out!!!

sites.google.com/view/regines...

02.08.2024 16:04 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Im Beitrag von @reginesonja.bsky.social wird der besorgniserregende Trend im Kriegsgeschehen der letzten Jahrzehnte diagnostiziert, dass verstärkt zivile Einrichtungen angegriffen werden & die Zahl indirekter Opfer militärischer Gewalt wächst.

Mehr Infos zum Beitrag und Heft 3/24: shorturl.at/mIYQ3

25.06.2024 13:01 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Ausgehend von Reemtsmas "Vertrauen und Gewalt" argumentiere ich @mittelweg36.bsky.social, dass es Konflikte sind, in denen Vertrauen in das internationale Gewaltverbot verhandelt wird. Das lässt sich an Praktiken der Kriegslegitimation empirisch untersuchen.

cc @prif.org

12.06.2024 09:23 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Im #Friedensgutachten 2024 analysieren u.a. @ndeitelhoff.bsky.social, Jonas J. Driedger und Thilo Marauhn die institutionelle Friedenssicherung in der Ukraine. Weitere spannende Beiträge aus dem #TraCe Netzwerk stammen von @cdaase.bsky.social, @hannapfeifer.bsky.social und @reginesonja.bsky.social.⬇️

13.06.2024 08:39 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Die jüngsten militär. Konflikte in der Ukraine & im Nahen Osten haben die Auseinandersetzung um die Bedeutung des Völkerrechts neu entfacht. Worin besteht seine Funktion in einer Welt, deren fragile Ordnung immer wieder durch Grenzüberschreitungen herausgefordert wird?

Mehr Infos: shorturl.at/KkUlm

12.06.2024 08:18 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
v.l.n.r. Conrad Schetter (bicc), Christopher Daase (PRIF), Ursula Schröder (IFSH), Tobias Debiel (INEF) mit dem neuen Friedensgutachten 2024

v.l.n.r. Conrad Schetter (bicc), Christopher Daase (PRIF), Ursula Schröder (IFSH), Tobias Debiel (INEF) mit dem neuen Friedensgutachten 2024

Alle Einschätzungen und Empfehlungen des #Friedensgutachten 2024 „Welt ohne Kompass“ können ab sofort über unsere Website abgerufen werden. friedensgutachten.de/2024/ausgabe

10.06.2024 11:39 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Levels of Analysis and Variation in Civil War Violence and Restraint: Ideology and Contestation in Nicaragua Abstract. How can we analyze violence against civilians in civil wars over time and with attention both to local context and international comparability? I

New article from me on civil war violence in Nicaragua, focusing on violence by FSLN govt forces in 1980s, the need to look at violence committed by more restrained groups, & need to consider different explanations at different levels of analysis. polisky conflictsky academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...

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