Some claim a British NGO pulled Syria’s new president from the ranks of jihad. But mistaking late encounters for origin stories obscures local agency and carries an orientalist tint.
This was very well and memorably put: “if a theory claims to explain everything, it usually explains very little about the actual politics at play”
Also, very much looking forward to the Tom Barrack piece!
This was very well and memorably put: “if a theory claims to explain everything, it usually explains very little about the actual politics at play”
Also, very much looking forward to the Tom Barrack piece!