Kamal Alam is a Syrian military analyst and Fellow for Syrian Affairs at The Institute for Statecraft, and has been a visiting lecturer at several military academies and staff colleges in the Middle East, Britain and Pakistan. He has previously worked at the Aspen Institute in Berlin. He also advises various Damascus-based family offices. His PhD examines the geopolitics of Afghanistan & the Arab world.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDamascus must be part of the solutionJohn Kerry has gone from calling Bashar a dear friend to a brutal dictator to thanking him for working with America...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThere is no such thing as a moderate Syrian oppositionThe Syrian Arab Army has multiple charities that go house to house looking after its men in uniform.
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Published in: HomeOnly the Syrian Army is able to fight ISIL: so let’s back itIt must be now be clear to western defence chiefs that there is only one credible fighting force on the ground...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPax Syriana: neither vanquished, nor all-conqueringWhy is the Syrian Army, against all predictions, winning the war in Syria? One has to delve into the history of the...
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Published in: HomeSoon, finally, a new leader of Pakistan's militaryWhy is it taking so long for Pakistan to choose a new Chief of Army Staff - and who will it be? An insight into the...