Inside Assad’s mind

Inside Assad’s mind
James Denslow explains in his article in Al-Jazeera English that “by simply putting Assad into a murderous dictator box, actors involved in the Syrian conflict fail to understand his motivations, actions and shine a brighter light into the opaque world of his country’s decision-making structure.”

“The fact that he has been willing to deploy all the repressive tools of the state against the uprising and essentially outsource the defence of the country to Hezbollah, Iranian, Iraqi and Russian forces, while simultaneously encouraging the growth of pro-regime militias, is evidence of the lengths he is willing to go to stay in power,” the writer argues.

The writer then states that “Syria is a conflict without any breaks and Assad is a leader who is liberated from any doubts as to his actions and the need for justifications,” explaining that “this liberation is protected by his continued insulation from events and outsourcing of action.”

“Assad’s insulation from actions carried out in his name are increased by the notion of him being a dictator who cannot dictate,” the writer points out.

Therefore, the writer argues that “simply calling Assad evil and leaving it at that abrogates a responsibility to better investigate what powers and influence he does and doesn’t hold and to reveal the political science that has kept his regime in power.”

“As "Kremlinology" looked to uncover the thinking of the Soviet leadership, there is a need for an "Assadology" to scrutinize the nuts and bolts of the regime’s operation,” the writer explains.

The writer then concludes by stating: “It is not enough to simply hate Assad, people must seek to understand him, however unpalatable that may seem.”

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