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Delta Crescent Energy: Refining U.S. Stabilization Strategies in Northeast Syria
If the Biden administration moves forward with canceling the company’s license, it will need to prepare for increased military and economic pressure in the northeast amid further encroachment by Russian personnel.
Nov 24, 2021
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Calvin Wilder
Kenneth R. Rosen
Brief Analysis
The EU Migrant Crisis: Options for Border Security and U.S. Interests
Spurred by conflicts in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan, the migration emergency in Belarus gives Washington an opportunity to foster cooperative agreements and goodwill.
Nov 19, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Calvin Wilder
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Unity Begins and Ends with Education Initiatives in Northern Syria
For years, progressive education has been a cornerstone in the Autonomous Administration in Northeastern Syria. It is now one of several components hampering regional unity.
Jun 7, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Articles & Testimony
The Inside Story of How Trump ‘Kept the Oil’ in Syria and Lost
The ambitious plan would have seen Delta Crescent, a tiny Delaware company, try to bring peace and stability to the war-ravaged northeast, but local corruption, a lack of U.S. commitment, and other complications doomed the idea.
May 31, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Brief Analysis
Stalemate in Northeast Syria: Options for Advancing U.S. Interests
In addition to clarifying its intentions and fortifying its presence in the area, the U.S. government needs to increase its focus on stability, security, and economic development.
May 21, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
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The Economic Future of Northeast Syria
Experts discuss the humanitarian, trade, and security measures that are necessary to stabilizing the northeast and preventing the Islamic State and Assad from extending their harmful influence there.
Apr 23, 2021
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Jennifer Cafarella
Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff
Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Intra-Kurdish Unity Talks in Northeastern Syria Are Potentially in Jeopardy
The talks, which resumed in April in secret sessions, have made progress toward an agreement. But many are concerned that delays and unreasonable demands have turned the talks into theater among regional parties vying for power.
Apr 20, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Addressing the Humanitarian and Security Crises in Al-Hawl
As international support lags and the situation in al-Hawl and the surrounding areas deteriorates, repatriation and humanitarian assistance are increasingly vital.
Apr 8, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Jinwar Women’s Village: Carving a Progressive Enclave Amid Syria’s Civil War
A village of women in Eastern Syria are upholding the core political beliefs of the Kurdish minority there.
Mar 31, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Kidnapping and Extortion in Regime-Controlled Syria
Interviews reveal how Syrian officials are extorting their people.
Feb 26, 2021
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
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Bahrain Poll Shows Split on Peace with Israel, But Sunni-Shia Divide Is Small
When polled, Sunni and Shia Bahrainis have strikingly similar views on a number of key foreign policy issues, from Israel to Iran.
Dec 23, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen
David Pollock
Fikra Forum
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With the Assad Regime Undaunted by Sanctions, Biden Should Consider Broader Regional Pressure
On July 29, Wassim al-Qattan—a Syrian businessman who owns several Damascus-based companies and who received construction contracts to develop Syrian regime-owned malls and hotels around the city celebrated on Facebook what he called his latest “National Medal.” “How profound we feel today as we receive the third package of medals
Nov 30, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
In Search of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeastern Syria
Before the coronavirus pandemic, I had travelled to northeastern Syria twice in twelve months. On my most recent trip in Manbij, I found myself walking wide-eyed into a hardware store like any I would have frequented at home in the United States. Various electrical conduits and fittings for outlet boxes
Oct 29, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Who Benefits from a U.S. Oil Deal in Northeast Syria?
Upon each of my past arrivals in Syria, I’ve entered into landscapes of rolling hillocks and oil wells. Stippled across the land, some wells toiled slowly while others—rusted and abandoned—lay motionless, languishing along the buckled pavement of northeastern roads leading toward the city of Qamishlo. Reminiscent of the Texas Panhandle
Sep 18, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen