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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

By Muhsen AlMustafa, Ömer Özkızılcık December 11, 2024
Suriyeli muhaliflerin geçmişteki hatalarından ve diğer ülkelerin devrim deneyimlerinden çok şey öğrendikleri söylenebilir. Şimdi odak noktası devlet inşası aşamasına geçmektir
By Muhsen ALMustafa December 5, 2024
تقدمت فصائل المعارضة السورية بشكل غير مسبوق في شمال غرب البلاد، مسيطرةً على مدن استراتيجية كحلب وحماة، بينما تنذر الانهيارات المتسارعة في صفوف الجيش السوري بتحولات جذرية في مسار الصراع المستمر منذ أكثر من عقد
By Muhsen ALMustafa November 5, 2024
Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 27 of 2024, as part of an ongoing series of “amnesty” decrees since 2011. Although promoted by the regime as a positive step, this amnesty excludes political detainees
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