Aron Lund

@aronlund

I write about the Middle East, mostly for the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, IRIN News, and The Century Foundation.

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    Jan 16

    After weeks of diplomatic mayhem over the U.S. retreat from Syria, relief workers in the area tell me the uncertainty has upended their plans and could kill civilians. For , I look at the politics of a pullout and the even messier politics of aid:

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  2. 11 hours ago

    As the Arab League's March 31 Tunis summit approaches, American and European diplomats are asking Arab leaders to put normalization with Damascus on hold in order to first make time for a team huddle about conditionality. Interesting, by :

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  3. 12 hours ago

    Tahrir al-Sham says it left al-Qaeda, but no one trusts them and they can't prove it. To break the gridlock, says external actors should come up with testable benchmarks for what constitutes meaningful change—then it's up to Tahrir to comply.

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  4. 12 hours ago

    On the SDF side of the Baghouz front, meets Shaitat clansmen determined to wipe out the Islamic State for what it did to their families in 2014. In French: via

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    Feb 8

    The Syrian pound continues its decline.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    Whatever happened to the ceasefire deal in Yemen? Read to find out!

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  7. Feb 5

    Short English-language backgrounder by Nils Dahlqvist on the Wagner Group and other Russian private military contractors operating in Ukraine, Syria, the Central African Republic, and elsewhere.

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  8. Feb 5

    A year old, but still really good: 's Chatham House report on Russian Middle East policy.

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  9. Feb 5

    Former U.S. Asst. Sec. for Non-Proliferation and Pentagon WMD Advisor Col. Pat Terrell interviewed by on Syria's 2013-14 chemical arms disarmament. Really interesting, if you're curious about how that looked from the U.S. side:

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  10. Feb 5

    Trump blurting out that he'll use bases in Iraq to spy on Iran draws an Iraqi political backlash, which in turn gives a surprise boost to draft legislation pushed by pro-Iran groups that would ban American forces from Iraq. by &

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    Feb 4

    If you want to nerd out on how ministries have changed hands in , has got you covered with this graphic he made for .

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  12. Feb 3

    Erdogan says Turkey has maintained contacts with Damascus

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  13. Feb 3

    Oh, the şutzpah: Turkey accuses Western nations of backing Tahrir al-Sham. by

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  14. Feb 3

    On how Algeria demobilized its pro-government militias. The basic disarmament/reincorporation goals were reached, but lingering friction and social problems are worth watching. Great work by .

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  15. Feb 3

    Collected and translated source documents on Tahrir al-Sham's relationship to al-Qaeda and Hurras al-Din, by . Lots of interesting details relevant to Syrian rebel and jihadi politics.

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  16. Jan 30

    Hassan Soufan breaks the silence on Ahrar al-Sham's internal crisis in 2018: says he tried centralize control and was fired by "old guard" Shoura members clinging to power. Offers plan to save the group, top item of which is to dissolve the Shoura Council.

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  17. Jan 30

    . on how Syrians cope with this winter's crippling gas shortage by cutting costs, skipping meals, buying blankets, and cracking jokes.

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  18. Jan 26

    The Syrian Foreign Ministry says it is willing—if Turkey leaves Syrian territory—to go back to the pre-2011 status quo with Turkey and the Adana agreement, which was concluded in 1998 to suppress pro-PKK activities in Syria.

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  19. Jan 26

    Skriver i om NATO-landet Turkiets något vingliga balansgång mellan USA och Ryssland.

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  20. Jan 26

    Om hur Preem-ägaren, kommendören av Nordstjärneorden och jätteinvesteraren i svenskt näringsliv Mohammed al-Amoudi försvann spårlöst i Saudiarabien. Bra av :

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  21. Jan 23

    U.S. House of Representatives passes Cæsar Bill, allowing for expanded U.S. action against the Syrian government, its foreign associates, and the Central Bank. Still needs to pass the Senate. Article by : Full text:

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