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Syria

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Kurdish Movements Panel

The causes and consequences of Turkish invasion of northern Syria specifically on the future of Kurdish movements featuring Omar Dahi, Utku Balaban, Ahmet Tonak, and Zumray Kutlu. Hosted by Clare O'Brien.
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Rabie Nasser on the Syrian Center for Policy Research and SiC Collaboration

Rabie Nasser, co-director of the Syrian Center for Policy Research discusses possible collaborations with SiC around questions of conflict, political polarization and transnational war economies
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Interview with Yasser Munif

Yasser Munif on his new book,"Syria's Revolution: Between the Politics of Life and Geopolitics of Death"
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Launching Webinar of "Syria at War: Eight Years on” Report

Project Director Omar Dahi was one of the lead authors of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of West Asia report "Syria at War: Eight Years On." The report offers a comprehensive assessment of the socio-economic impact of the conflict as well as prospects for peace building and recovery.
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Conflict Economies in Syria: Roots, Dynamics, & Pathways for Change

Bassam Haddad, Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, Interviews Omar Dahi and Rabie Nasser on the recently released report: “Roots, Dynamics, and Pathways for Change.” The paper is part of a series of on Development Policy Dialogue initiative and can be downloaded in full on SCPR’s website, both in English and Arabic.
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Watching television while forcibly displaced: Syrian refugees as participant audiences

This article explores how Syrian refugees and internally displaced people are using social media to reshape interpretations of their own status through their engagement with quality TV texts that tackle the refugee crisis.
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Syrian Refugees and IDPs

A conversation about the the current state of Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons. Tima Kurdi shares her family's personal experience and Omar Dahi presents an examination of the situation.
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Turkey, Syria and the Future of Kurdish Movements: a roundtable

Why has Turkey invaded Northern Syria? What is the safe zone that was created along Syria’s northern border? How are the histories of Kurdish political movements in Turkey and Syria connected? Why is this northern region of Syria also known as Rojava so important for Kurdish self-determination?