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Muhsen ALMustafa

Formerly a research assistant at the Carnegie Middle East Center

I have a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems, and a diploma in political sciences.


I joined the Omran Center for Strategic Studies at the beginning of 2018 as a part of a joint program between the Omran Center and the Carnegie Middle East Center on Civil-Military relations in Arab countries in general, and Syria in particular. During my work until 2021, I contributed to launching Tawazun: Index of Arab Civil-Military Relations.


From May 2022 to May 2023 i was accepted as Nonresident Fellow at The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) focusing on security, military, and governance in Syria.


I have published many studies and articles related to the military establishment in Syria in a number of research websites.

Latest Publications

This paper examines the hidden economic structure established by several Assad regime officers throu

Assad’s Officers’ Companies… Disclosure, Accountability, and Reallocation

By Muhsen ALMustafa • June 3, 2025
This paper examines the hidden economic structure established by several Assad regime officers through seemingly legal commercial companies, which are in fact involved in money laundering, monopolizing state resources, and circumventing international sanctions. The paper reveals how the names of the officers' relatives were used to register these companies.

شركات ضباط الأسد ضرورة الكشف والمحاسبة وإعادة توجيه الموارد

By Muhsen ALMustafa • May 20, 2025
تتناول هذه الورقة البنية الاقتصادية الخفية التي أنشأها عدد من ضباط نظام الأسد من خلال شركات تجارية ظاهرها قانوني، لكن باطنها مرتبط بعمليات تبييض أموال، واحتكار موارد الدولة، والالتفاف على العقوبات الدولية. وتكشف الورقة كيف تم استخدام أسماء أقارب الضباط لتسجيل هذه الشركات.

ماذا وراء أعمال العنف في سورية؟

By Muhsen ALMustafa • March 17, 2025
يكشف محسن المصطفى، في مقابلة معه، تفاصيل الأحداث الدامية التي شهدتها المناطق الساحلية.