Syria: Roots and Mechanisms of December 2024 Critical Juncture
23.01.2025
23.01.2025
11:30 - 13:00
Remote participation in the event is available.
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Abstract
Syria may serve as a ‘linchpin’ in Middle East dynamics, where the stability, direction, and momentum of the region hang on this crucial point. In December 2024, over the course of 20 days, Syria experienced a profound shift in its already fragile situation, marked by the collapse of the Assad regime.
This turning point not only reflected the global and regional balance of power but also brought internal dynamics to the fore. In particular, the contradictions within Syrian society often have remained underexplored or misrepresented in polarized secondary aspects.
This event aims to display the local factors linked to the regional power dynamics using political economy and socio-political analysis. It aims to understand the roots and mechanisms behind this transformative moment and to provide future projections that view Syrian society as a key agent in its own history.
Keynote speakersÂ
Dr. Haian Dukhan
Haian Dukhan is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University and a Fellow at the Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St Andrews. He is the author of State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns (Routledge, 2019) and co-editor of Spoils of War in the Arab East: Reconditioning Society and Polity in Conflict (Bloomsbury, 2024). His research focuses on the international relations of the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on the role of non-state actors in armed conflicts.
Eshtaar Mhmood
Syrian economic journalist and political activist, participated in the UN-led Syrian political negotiations in Geneva from 2016 to 2019, and member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee established in 2019. With a deep commitment to policy development,  holds a Master’s degree in Syrian Agricultural Policy from Damascus University. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Policies at the University of Milan.