{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"963+","provider_url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en","author_name":"Ghandi Al-Muhtar","author_url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/author\/ghandi-al-muhtar\/","title":"The Concept of the State in Syria","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"chZzGtypi9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/26\/07\/2025\/the-concept-of-the-state-in-syria\/\">The Concept of the State in Syria<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/26\/07\/2025\/the-concept-of-the-state-in-syria\/embed\/#?secret=chZzGtypi9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Concept of the State in Syria&#8221; &#8212; 963+\" data-secret=\"chZzGtypi9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u0645\u0641\u0647\u0648\u0645-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629-\u0641\u064a-\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Tracing the trajectory of the state concept in Syria since independence reveals a complex path of developments and transformations that ultimately led to an existential crisis for the Syrian state itself. From the promising constitutional experiment of the 1940s to successive military coups, and from long-term authoritarian rule to the near-total collapse of institutions, Syria [&hellip;]"}