Mazen Gharibah | مازن غريبة
@MazenGharibah
Researcher at LSE's Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG and @Peace_Rep_ | PhD Candidate @LSESocialPolicy | Alumni @IDS_UK.
Privileged to have been awarded the 2023 RSE Mary Somerville Medal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (@RoyalSocEd) for exceptional teamwork and collaborative endeavour leading to outstanding achievement in research, alongside all my inspirational colleagues from @Peace_Rep_ and…
THE CAESAR ACT: PRIMER AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WHAT DOES THE CAESAR ACT DO? The Caesar Act, passed by Congress in the 2020 NDAA, primarily imposes sanctions on foreign persons that engage in significant transactions with, or provide material support to, the Syrian government.…
If the situation remains as it is today (and it seems that it is rapidly deteriorating), then Syria is heading towards an out-of-control sectarian war - after decades of the Assadist brutal rule. My friends accuse me of being naively optimistic, I can't find that optimism today
The Israeli attack on Damascus undermines all efforts towards preserving civil peace & social cohesion. Calm in Sweida can only be achieved through negotiations, holding all perpetrators accountable, equal citizenship, inclusive participation, decentralisation & rule of law.
(Left) Syria 2025 - (Right) Syria 2012 In the absence of justice and rule of law, the cycle of violence is endless. It recreates its narrative, discourse, sectarian pretexts and perpetrators. I naively assumed #Syria will break the cliches of the transformation of violence ..
