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Dr. Marwan Al Kabalan
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Marwan Kabalan is Dean of the Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Kalamoon, Damascus, Syria. He is also a member of the board of directors at the Damascus University Center for Strategic Studies and Research and author of numerous articles on US Foreign Policy and the Middle East |
Recent Articles
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Friday Jan 27
Improbability of conflict with Iran
America lacks the will and desire to go to war. Tehran lacks the capability to challenge its enemy even if it wanted to
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Friday Jan 20
Syria’s prolonged descent into civil war
Most people have no appetite to plunge into communal fighting and the armed opposition is still ill-equipped
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Friday Dec 23
No optimism in Syria
The future not looking bright as the political and sectarian polarisation in the region has made things even worse
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Friday Dec 16
US needs to engage with Islamists
Washington must recognise that religious groups are much more pragmatic in government than they are outside it
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Friday Nov 18
Banking on Russian support to survive
The Syrian regime must change course and stop using brutal force to stifle the democratic movement
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Friday Nov 11
Syrian regime is back in the cold
Its mishandling of the protests has led to a widening of the schism between the government and the people
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Monday Sep 12
Illusions of America's neo-cons
The 'war on terror', invasion of Iraq and the war in Afghanistan have cost America trillions of dollars
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Friday Sep 2
Era of military rule coming to an end
The past six decades have shown that this system of governance has wreaked havoc on the Arab world
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Friday Aug 12
A success story comes to an end
The Syrian crisis presents a huge challenge for Ankara and Damascus, which had in recent years overcome difficulties
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Saturday Aug 6
Understanding Iranian pragmatism
Ever since its revolution, Tehran has been trying to strike a balance between Islamic values and national interests
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