After days of violence there is some good news for the new Syrian government.
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The new leadership appears to have ultra-conservative ideas about women’s role in society.
Hundreds of thousands have been killed in civil war-torn Syria.
While Ahmed al-Shara consolidates his authority in Damascus, armed conflict is escalating in northern Syria.
The new regime must gain international recognition and support while building trust from Syria’s population.
History tells us that where a fragmented coalition of armed groups finds itself in a political vacuum, more violence is probably on the horizon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both see an opportunity to advance their competing interests in post-Assad Syria.
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Middle Eastern Politics, Lancaster University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex and Non-Resident Fellow at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona, University of Essex
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Lecturer in International Security, King's College London