“The Syrian government cannot afford to alienate Beijing, but their priority now is domestic stability and compensating those who fought against Assad.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is interviewed in the article “From rebels to soldiers: Foreign fighters in Syria’s new army” for The New Arab.
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai, and serves as the Head of Research of the ChinaMed Project. He is also a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
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