Operation Alpha, Version II Why “Normalization with the Regime” and Why “Normalization”?
Anyone who is aware of the political dictionary used in Syria, and indeed in most Arab countries as well, knows perfectly well that the word “normalization” is reserved in popular consciousness and memory, and even in the memory of official and unof…
Raising Telecommunication Fees; Have Operating Expenses Really Increased?
Over the past month, resolutions about raising internet, landline, and cellphone fees by the Syrian Telecom, “Syriatel” and “MTN” mobile network providers have taken place. As for landline and the internet, the increase included raising the prices o…
Extending al-Jolani’s Mission… The “Show” Goes on
Since mid-2019, hardly two months pass without al-Jolani makes an appearance to us with a new statement or move. While many see this as his way not to deprive us of his “amiability” and to remind everyone that he is still present and relevant, which…
1.8 Million Syrian Pounds is the average of the Living Expenses of a Family in September 2021
Based on its issue No. 1036, Kassioun adopts a specific method to calculate the living expenses of a Syrian family of 5. This method consists in calculating the costs of the necessary food basket (according to the daily need of an individual for 240…
The “Arab” Gas Pipeline… Governments are Merely Facades!
On the surface, the current version of the so-called “Arab gas pipeline” project is being presented as an agreement among a group of Arab governments: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and with the possibility of plans to include Iraq by way of electri…
The Constitution more of a Political and Social issue than a Legal One
The constitution, in terms of its substance and its implementation in reality, was and still is one of the fundamental expressions of the landscape of dominant forces in the state and in the prevailing political space.
Russian-Turkish Relationship: “Eyes Wide Shut”
Anyone following the Syria file, is aware by now of the importance and impact of the Russian-Turkish relationship on Syria, whether the positive aspects of that relationship or the negative ones. This relationship tool a new direction in the formal…
Three Tracks and Two Poles: “Strategic Dialogue”, “Astana”, and “Behavior Change”!
Since the beginning of 2017 and until the Putin-Biden meeting on June 16, 2021, the image of the international and regional conflict in and around Syria appeared in the duality of “Astana” (Russia, Turkey, Iran) versus the Western “small group” (the…
What Does the West’s Behavior Change Towards the Regime Mean?
Many Syria-related events and moves have taken place over the past two months, and they are worth contemplating to place them in a broader and more real context than what “officials” say publicly.
The “Arab” Gas Pipeline… How Does Jordan Produce its Electricity?
A set of Kassioun articles during the past weeks dealt with the issue of the “Arab” gas pipeline (you can refer to them via the following links 1, 2, 3, and 4). However, these articles did not ponder enough at the other aspect of the same project, w…
