Bassam Kassoumeh is a Syrian researcher focusing on governance, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and state-building. He holds an M.A. in Development Studies where his dissertation focused on local governance, legitimacy and state-building in non-government-controlled areas of Syria through a participatory action research methodology.
In early 2018, the YPG publicly requested the support of the Syrian regime to obstruct…
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The presence of pro-government militias during civil wars has been a prominent feature in armed…
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