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14/06/2013

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7 – 14 June 2013 The polls on the eve of the Iranian Presidential elections (14 June) mark some important shifts in the positioning of the leading

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Challenging perspectives on Islamism and politics in the Middle East

Conflicts Forum aims to shift Western opinion towards a deeper, less compartmentalised understanding of Islam and the Middle East.
By examining problems in terms of differences of thinking, language and intellectual and metaphysical traditions, we attempt to frame differences as more than simple struggles for power. Although not a particular focus of our work, reconciliation is sometimes an outcome of what we do.
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11/06/2013

Conflicts Forum Weekly Comment

This 'Weekly Comment' is produced most Fridays (and occasionally a few days later) by Conflicts Forum with links to key articles published in the regional and international media during the past week.

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31 May – 7 June 2013   The fall of Qusayr marks a strategic point both for Syria – and for the geo-strategic make-up of

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31/05/2013

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24 – 31 May Syria - This week has witnessed a powerful consolidation of critical support around the Syrian state – firstly, as a direct counter

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17/05/2013

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10 – 17 May 2013 This week has seen the further political consolidation of the strategic military shift begun by the Israeli attacks on Syria.  Netayahu –

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12/05/2013

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3 – 10 May 2013 The main focus this week has been to gauge the ‘rationale’ behind the Israeli strikes on Syria last Friday and Sunday –

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03/05/2013

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26 April – 3 May 2013 Confusion, contradiction and gridlock within western policy-making and thinking, whether on Syria, Iran or the Arab ‘arising’ has been very

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28/04/2013

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20-26 April 2013 Syria has witnessed significant miltary advances by the Syrian Army over the last weeks. Earlier, government forces succeeded in disrupting opposition preparations for a prospective attack on

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