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The Starvation State
While historically a grain exporting country, on the eve of its civil war, Syria had been importing grain for a couple of years. This unusual situation was the result of natural as well as artificial economic factors, and has only been exacerbated by the ongoing civil …
By Stanimir Dobrev
13 May 2020
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Dwarfing the Giant: The Reality of Russia’s Military, Part II
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Author’s disclaimer: For the purposes of narrative flow, certain Air Force sub-units have been lumped with …
By Stanimir Dobrev
14 Nov 2018
Dwarfing the Giant: The Reality of Russia’s Military, Part I
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In a recent interview, Dmitri Peskov echoed a statement from Vladimir Putin, ‘the Russian armed forces had …
By Stanimir Dobrev
19 Sep 2018
The Fight for the Syrian Economy Appears Lost
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While on the battlefield Damascus and its allies seem to be achieving victory after victory, the fight for the …
By Stanimir Dobrev
21 Aug 2018
Suwayda – The “Almost” Revolution of 2017
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How Syria’s “Romeo and Juliet” almost destroyed Assad’s grip on power. In late 2017, social …
By Stanimir Dobrev
3 Apr 2018
The upward mobility of Aleppo’s Palestinians
A look at the changing influence and evolving status of Palestinians in Syrian loyalist society.
By Stanimir Dobrev
20 Jan 2018
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Rosneft and its Foreclosure of the Russian State
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has defied expectations. Following the recent sentencing of Ulyukayev, the former Russian …
By Stanimir Dobrev
9 Jan 2018
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