Robin Yassin-Kassab

“I hope the Russian empire will be destroyed!”

Conversations, Structural Violence / August 27, 2022

Syrian-British journalist Robin Yassin-Kassab on the connections between the wars in Syria and Ukraine, the failure of the Western left, and ways to deepen democratic institutions.

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The Syrian Revolution, at Street Level

People's History, Resistance & Refusal, Transcripts / April 4, 2016

“A lot of the people who picked up weapons knew it was a mistake. Violence alienates certain key constituencies who the revolution needs to win over. It scares the West, and makes them more likely to stick with Assad—which is why he provoked it.”

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