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Christopher Solomon

Christopher Solomon

Remembering Lebanon’s Forgotten Coup of 1961

By Christopher Solomon On New Year’s Eve, sixty years ago, Lebanon encountered its first coup attempt. The Syrian Social Nationalist…

7 min readDec 12, 2023

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Remembering Lebanon’s Forgotten Coup of 1961

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Christopher Solomon

Syria and India’s Enduring Friendship: The Assad Era (Part 2 of 2)

By Christopher Solomon

10 min readDec 6, 2023

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Syria and India’s Enduring Friendship: The Assad Era (Part 2 of 2)

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Christopher Solomon

Syria and India’s Enduring Friendship (Part One: Independence to the Non-Aligned Movement)

As Syria pursues normalization with the Arab region, an important partner abroad never left Damascus’ side during the long-running Syrian…

6 min readNov 21, 2023

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Syria and India’s Enduring Friendship (Part One: Independence to the Non-Aligned Movement)

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Christopher Solomon

The Baath Party in Syria: COVID, Community, and Continuity

By Christopher Solomon

6 min readNov 15, 2023

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The Baath Party in Syria: COVID, Community, and Continuity

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Christopher Solomon

The Hamas attack in Israel: Causes, implications, and possible outcomes

By Christopher Solomon

7 min readOct 12, 2023

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The Hamas attack in Israel: Causes, implications, and possible outcomes

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Christopher Solomon

60 Years of Baath Party Rule in Syria

On March 8, 1963, adherents of the Arab Socialist Baath Party captured the state in Syria through a military coup. The party has been in…

8 min readMar 9, 2023

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60 Years of Baath Party Rule in Syria

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Christopher Solomon

Will the SSNP fight for Russia in Ukraine?

Russian forces are suffering heavy casualties following one month since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Morale is low and there has…

10 min readApr 7, 2022

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Will the SSNP fight for Russia in Ukraine?

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Christopher Solomon

Russia, Ukraine, and the future of Europe

The world now has to grapple with the reality of an all out Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are three factors in the coming weeks to…

4 min readFeb 25, 2022

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Russia, Ukraine, and the future of Europe

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Christopher Solomon

Kerala’s Communists and Catholics

The hammer and sickles checker the thick, green landscape along the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Written in the local languages…

5 min readFeb 10, 2021

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Kerala’s Communists and Catholics

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Christopher Solomon

That time there was a Kurdish state

The reaction to the Iraqi Kurdistan’s September 25th independence referendum was fast, collective and punishing. The remarkable scenes of…

6 min readMay 30, 2019

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That time there was a Kurdish state

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Christopher Solomon

Christopher Solomon

Chris Solomon is a writer and analyst specializing in Middle East history and international politics. He is the author of In Search of Greater Syria.

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