‘The tea, the tactics, and the theories…’
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Week 20: PKK “Disbands”, Trump Lands, Golani Rebrands
While the PKK retreats into strategic silence, Syria’s former insurgent leader walks into presidential legitimacy—two gestures, worlds apart, yet bound by a common grammar of rebranding. This week’s stage featured disappearing acts, political makeovers, and diplomatic theatre, where absence becomes…
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Reels, Regimes & Resistance: What Syria’s Airstrikes and Youth Movements Have in Common
From Kefaya to TikTok Revolt? Youth, Protest, and the Unseen Politics of the Middle East They’re not just dancing—they’re dissenting. While governments across the Middle East and Türkiye seek to control streets, students, and screens alike, a new political aesthetic…
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