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3 weeks ago | 
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Atul Singh |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch
[This is the fourth part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1, 2 and 3 here.]The collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 is a loss for both the Iranian regime and its strategy, known as the Shia Crescent. This is a territory that stretches from Iran to the Lebanese–Israeli border at Golan through Iraq and Syria. Through the Shia Crescent Iran sought to encircle and destroy Israel and spread Shia Islam throughout the Middle East.
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3 weeks ago | 
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh
[This is the third part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1 and 2 here.]Approximately two million Kurds live in Syria, predominantly in the northeastern region near Iraq and Turkey. During the country’s ongoing civil war, which began in 2011, Kurdish groups established an autonomous polity in the area, dubbed the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Rojava. Turkey is also home to a sizable Kurdish minority.
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3 weeks ago | 
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh
[This is the second part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Part 1 here.]The second part of this series focuses on a dominant political force in Syria: Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). In Arabic, the acronym HTS signifies a powerful entity that is currently shaping the nation’s dynamics in Syria. To understand its significance, we must explore the historical and geopolitical context of its name.
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1 month ago | 
fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch |Peter Isackson |Flavius Mihaies |Atul Singh
FO° Talks: Donald Trump's New Bombshells Leave Europe Shellshocked President Donald Trump reversed President Joe Biden’s policy on the war in Ukraine and alarmed leaders across Europe. European governments scrambled to respond as the United States shifted away from its recent stance. Former Swiss ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch says Switzerland may lead a new effort to stabilize European security.
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1 month ago | 
fairobserver.com | Flavius Mihaies |Peter Isackson |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh
In this discussion, Peter Isackson, Fair Observer’s chief strategy officer, and Flavius Mihaies, an investigative journalist with expertise in conflict zones, discuss the evolving geopolitical landscape amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. The conversation delves into Europe’s response to the Ukraine conflict, the role of the United States and the confusion surrounding the continent’s strategy.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch
Türkiye is trying to play down its role in the spectacular overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. But you’d have to be blind not to see it. In 2016, after the battle of Aleppo won by Assad loyalist forces backed by Russia and the Lebanese Hezbollah, the HTS Islamists took refuge in Syria’s northwest corner, in Idlib. The only supply route was through Türkiye. Anxious to stem the flow of Syrian refugees, Türkiye facilitated the delivery of humanitarian aid from its territory.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch
On November 27, 2024, the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a lightning offensive that culminated in the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024. HTS, a jihadist faction that emerged from the remnants of al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch, has long been a significant player in Syria’s civil war, particularly in the northwestern province of Idlib. The regime’s collapse represents a seismic shift in the ongoing conflict and has deep implications for the region.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch
Exactly 160 years ago, in August 1864, twelve states signed the first Geneva Convention. Its aim was to improve the fate of the wounded and sick among armed forces in the field. It was directly inspired by a proclamation of Guillaume Henri Dufour, addressed to the Swiss army on November 5, 1847, on the occasion of a civil war that broke out in Switzerland between conservative Catholics and liberal Protestants.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
weltwoche.ch | Jean-Daniel Ruch
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
weltwoche.ch | Jean-Daniel Ruch
«Recht vor Macht»: Autor Ruch. Bild: SHIR TOREM / KEYSTONE Der Nahe Osten als Versuchslabor der künftigen Weltordnung. Seit über 150 Jahren hat die internationale Gemeinschaft strenge Regeln aufgestellt, die die Anwendung von Gewalt regulieren. Wird der aktuelle Konflikt im Nahen Osten dieses System zerstören? Das rechtliche DreieckJus in ... Dies ist ein ABO-Artikel Jetzt für CHF 9.- im ersten Monat abonnieren Nur für Neukunden, danach CHF 29.-/Monat und jederzeit kündbar.
