In the light of the sometimes relatively long updates being necessary to keep the series on Syria up to date, the whole section on Syria has been reorganized and a starting page for the series introduced. Updates up to October 2013 are being added in the meantime.
分类存档:叙利亚
伊朗地区角色的未来--历史背景介绍
信号。耶路撒冷 - 美国在联合国被打败,中国寻求优势?
影响和后果 对美国在全球的影响力和实力的看法降低的可能性增加;对美国在区域(中东)的影响力和实力的看法降低的可能性增加。如果中国成功地成为以色列人和巴勒斯坦人之间的和平调解人,那么看到全球对美国的影响和力量的看法的可能性就会增加...。
继续阅读“Signals: Jerusalem – The U.S. Defeated at the U.N., China Seeks Advantage?”。
信号。美国总统特朗普关于耶路撒冷的声明
2017年12月6日,美国总统唐纳德-特朗普宣布,美国承认耶路撒冷是以色列的首都,因此将把大使馆迁往那里(见下文消息来源),同时还重申了对和平进程的承诺,并明确表示,如果得到以色列人的批准,美国将支持两国解决方案。
继续阅读“Signal: U.S. President Trump’s Statement on Jerusalem”。
信号。在索契举行的由俄罗斯支持的大会为叙利亚的未来和平服务?
Impacts and Consequences If Russia succeeds in gathering major actors in a congress in Sochi, which we estimate as likely (55% to 70%) Increased likelihood to see, at the end of the process, a constructive peace settling in SyriaIncreased likelihood to see the birth of a Federal SyriaIncreased likelihood to see the survival of the Kurdish-led Federation of Northern SyriaIncreased likelihood to see a serious lowering of tensions in the Middle East and even some kind of stabilisationIncreased Russian influence (Nota: The symbolic board has been moved to the end of the analysis and before the sources/signals) Facts and analysis As stated by Russian President Putin, the overarching goal is now, for Syria, “the political settlement process, with the finalization of …
继续阅读“Signals: A Russian-backed Congress in Sochi for Future Peace in Syria?”。
信号。俄罗斯的普京接待叙利亚的阿萨德,就未来的叙利亚和平问题举行工作会议
Impact on Issues and Uncertainties ? Degree of influence of Russia on Turkey compared with Turkey’s perception of threat related to a Kurdish polity on its southern flank (near future critical uncertainty)? Finding a compromise on Hezbollah and Iran presence or withdrawal from a future peaceful Syria (near future critical uncertainty) ? Are the root causes that allowed the Islamic State to rise in the region addressed (medium to longer term critical uncertainty)? ➚ ➄ to ➂ Constructive peace for Syria➚ Creation of a Federal Syria➚ ➃ to ➂ Survival of the Kurdish-led Federation of Northern Syria➘ ➃ to ➂ Middle East Tension ➚ ➃ Turkey’s perception of threat➙ Threat to Israel ➚➚ ➃ Russia influence➙ ➃ U.S. influence trial – likely leading to ➙➘ U.S. influence➚ ? ➁ U.S. Russia global tensions ? Global spread “under cover” of Jihadism➚ ? Strengthening of al-Qaeda➙ ? Resilience of Islamic …
继续阅读“Signal: Russia’s Putin Hosts Syria’s Assad for Working Meeting on Future Syria at Peace”。
信号。中国进入中东战场;以色列前所未有的采访;沙特阿拉伯...
信号。黎巴嫩、沙特阿拉伯、伊朗、以色列...
对问题和不确定性的影响 ?阿拉伯国家的团结,支持沙特的意愿和能力,对抗伊朗日益增长的影响的意愿和能力,(关键的不确定性) ➚ (也门冲突)沙特对伊朗扩张和由此带来的威胁的看法 ➙ ?黎巴嫩的不稳定 ➚ ?真主党在黎巴嫩的影响 ➚➚伊朗将什叶派的新月形地带落实到地中海 ...
信号。基地组织/伊斯兰国在埃及西部的新战线?
对问题和不确定性的影响 ➚ ➃ 埃及西部的圣战阵线得到加强 ➚ ➃ 埃及受到西奈半岛和西部战线的挤压,面临挑战 ➚ ➄ 伊斯兰国的生存 ➚ ➄ 伊斯兰国在中东北非地区重新崛起。➚ ➄ 在中东和北非地区加强基地组织 ➚ ➄ 加强与其他圣战组织的联系和...。
继续阅读“Signal: Al Qaeda / Islamic State New Front In Western Egypt?”。
信号。仍未达成协议--伊拉克军队和佩什梅加人
Impact on Issues and Uncertainties ➚ ? ➃ Short term – Willingness of Iraq to capitalize further on their military victory against the Kurds, notably capturing Kurdish oilfields (uncertainty)➘ ? Medium to longer term – capacity of Iraq to govern legitimately over its multi-sectarian multi-ethnic population (critical uncertainty) ➚ ➃ /➄ Iraq strength and international support ➘ ➂ Legitimacy of Iraqi Kurdish political authorities and parties➘ Prospects for Iraqi Kurds’ independence and even autonomy ➙ ➃ Iran’s influence in Iraq and in the region ➘ ➃ U.S. influence in the region➘ Middle East American order (Other issues stable as regard to this signal only – a full assessment would need to consider events in Lebanon and Yemen) On 5 November 2017, the ongoing negotiations between the Iraqi forces …
继续阅读“Signal: Still no Agreement – Iraqis Forces and Peshmergas”。