The report cites “Drain Society, Feed the Military” in its discussion of amendments to Article 97 and the seizure of assets of men who pass military-service age without serving or paying the applicable fee.
NMA’s study of the Assad state through an Ibn Khaldun framework cites Power Centers in two notes on page 92 and in the bibliography on page 123, using its data on the distribution of military posts.
The study “The Rule of Law as a Foundation and Prerequisite for Building a Modern Nation-State” directs readers to “Power Centers in the Syrian Army” for changes in military structure, in a note on page 41.
The Rambøll report, commissioned by Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration, cites “Drain Society, Feed the Military” in a fact box on military-service obligations and their financial consequences in Syria.
In a March study, Muhsen al-Mustafa, a researcher for the Carnegie Middle East Center, stated that “every single one of the top 40 posts in the Syrian armed forces was held by a member of President Assad’s Alawite sect.” He added, “The entire Syrian military is not built on one particular sect. But in recent years the institution has been characterized by an unprecedented degree of sectarianism.
The article links “Power Centers in the Syrian Army 2020: A Sectarian Approach” and discusses its findings on the sectarian and regional distribution of senior posts.
