{"id":40962,"date":"2026-01-09T10:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=40962"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:08:17","slug":"syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"

In post-2024 Syria, the struggle for influence is no longer defined by the question of who wins, but rather by who decides. High commissioners of a new kind crowd into Damascus, negotiating security, airspace, territory, sanctions, and borders. The result is a set of top-down arrangements that hollow out national sovereignty, reached without any meaningful Syrian mandate. What is taking shape is not a formal trusteeship, but something more corrosive \u2013 guardianship without rights, accountability, or reference.<\/span><\/p>\n

envoy Thomas Barrack has made little effort to conceal his \u201cmodest\u201d ambition of reshaping a new Sykes\u2013Picot. In doing so, he echoes the logic once employed by Paul Bremer in Iraq \u2013 managing a condition of fragile stability to secure Western security interests, in exchange for the promise of future economic relief. Russia, meanwhile, seeks to reclaim its role as a power broker, not as a sponsor of reconstruction, but as a necessary security guarantor positioned between Israel and Turkey. Moscow\u2019s renewed engagement comes at a sensitive moment, signalling its intent to reinsert itself militarily and politically into the Syrian arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

A striking paradox has emerged. According to Reuters, Israel itself has urged Washington to allow Russian military bases to remain in Syria. At the same time, Moscow and Tel Aviv appear aligned around the concept of a weak Syria \u2013 a configuration that constrains Turkish influence. This places the United States in a strategic dilemma: its principal rival is being rehabilitated in Syria at the request of its closest ally, as \u201cnew Syria\u201d under Turkish influence comes to be viewed in Israeli thinking as a greater threat than Russia and its bases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, the model of the new high commissioner becomes clear \u2013 an external actor negotiating Syria\u2019s future with other powers, while Syrians themselves remain devided and unable to impose a unified national position. Moscow does not require outright victory. It is sufficient to re-establish itself as the unavoidable node through which solutions intersect in southern Syria, presenting itself as a buffer between forces operating under Turkish patronage, in a game whose rules are ultimately set by Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Washington and Moscow compete over managing \u201cstability\u201d, Israel and Turkey contest the very shape of the Syrian state that may be permitted to emerge. Ankara has been explicit: it trains and supports Syrian forces, enhances their defensive capabilities, and has no intention of withdrawing in the near term. This signals a desire for a Syrian military partner aligned with Turkish strategic priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel, by contrast, views this expansion as a dual strategic threat \u2013 the proximity of a major regional power to its borders, the reconstruction of a Syrian army under Turkish cover, and the potential shift in Syria\u2019s aerial balance. Technical talks aimed at avoiding confrontation do little to change this reality. After Israeli strikes on Syrian bases that Turkey had reportedly surveyed for potential deployment, the contest over Syria\u2019s future military infrastructure has extended decisively into the airspace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read also: Damascus as a Bargaining Chip: The Israeli\u2013Turkish Struggle for Syria<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

More recently, Israel has sought to position itself as a principal power broker among Syrians, including the Syrian government itself. While Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accuses the Syrian Democratic Forces of coordinating with Israel and threatens measures against them, he raises no objection to peace talks with Tel Aviv. On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not appointed a successor to Ron Dermer following his resignation from the Syria file. This vacuum is not bureaucratic oversight, but a clear indication that Netanyahu\u2019s inner security circle is now directly managing what Israel sees as promising negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this environment, the danger to Syria\u2019s unity is no longer rhetorical. It intensifies by the day as functional borders harden under the rivalries of competing high commissioners. Past experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya suggests a familiar pattern. Signs of fatigue are already visible in Washington. As in those cases, the United States is likely to secure its trusted positions, leave behind unresolved debris, and depart \u2013 leaving regional high commissioners to settle their scores within Syria\u2019s fragile body.<\/span><\/p>\n

How these risks might be mitigated, and how Syrians might reclaim sovereignty over their future, is no mystery. The formula is widely understood, except by those blinded by power or vengeance: a decentralised, democratic civil state capable of national recovery, and of restoring Syrian ownership over the Syrian cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of +963.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In post-2024 Syria, the struggle for influence is no longer defined by the question of who wins, but rather by who decides. High commissioners of a new kind crowd into Damascus, negotiating security, airspace, territory, sanctions, and borders. The result is a set of top-down arrangements that hollow out national sovereignty, reached without any meaningful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":40963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"0","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"left-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"g:i a d\/m\/Y","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"5","zoom_button_in_step":"4","show_post_tag":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"As competing external envoys bargain over Syria\u2019s future, the country is pushed steadily towards the edge"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,19],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[399],"class_list":["post-40962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"\nSyria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners - 963+<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"963+\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/963mediaAr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samir Al-Taqi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@963mediaAr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@963mediaAr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samir Al-Taqi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samir Al-Taqi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/01a4669dc6e828f7d3a8568f11bd8448\"},\"headline\":\"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":751,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Opinions\",\"Slider\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/\",\"name\":\"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners - 963+\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":512},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/09\\\/01\\\/2026\\\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"963+\",\"description\":\"A diverse political, economic, cultural, and social website.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0648\u0651\u0639\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\",\"alternateName\":\"\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0648\u0651\u0639\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/392787211_122123525570182848_4459271165355755754_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/392787211_122123525570182848_4459271165355755754_n.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":960,\"caption\":\"\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/963mediaAr\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/963mediaAr\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/963media.ar\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/ar963media\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/01a4669dc6e828f7d3a8568f11bd8448\",\"name\":\"Samir Al-Taqi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png4f660d692a9a8920065f6a81a5ef4f95\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png\",\"caption\":\"Samir Al-Taqi\"},\"description\":\"Syrian doctor, political researcher, and academic. Director of the East Center for Research in Washington.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/963media.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/samir-al-taqi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners - 963+","description":"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners","og_description":"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state","og_url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/","og_site_name":"963+","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/963mediaAr","article_published_time":"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samir Al-Taqi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@963mediaAr","twitter_site":"@963mediaAr","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samir Al-Taqi","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/"},"author":{"name":"Samir Al-Taqi","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/01a4669dc6e828f7d3a8568f11bd8448"},"headline":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners","datePublished":"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/"},"wordCount":751,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg","articleSection":["Opinions","Slider"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/","name":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners - 963+","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-09T10:08:17+00:00","description":"As foreign powers bargain over Syria\u2019s future, a new system of high commissioners emerges \u2013 eroding sovereignty and reshaping the post-2024 state","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0627\u0627\u062a\u062a\u062a-1024x512-1.jpg","width":1024,"height":512},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/01\/2026\/syria-without-decision-makers-in-the-age-of-high-commissioners\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Syria Without Decision-Makers in the Age of High Commissioners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/","name":"963+","description":"A diverse political, economic, cultural, and social website.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0648\u0651\u0639","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#organization","name":"\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627","alternateName":"\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0648\u0651\u0639","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/392787211_122123525570182848_4459271165355755754_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/392787211_122123525570182848_4459271165355755754_n.jpg","width":960,"height":960,"caption":"\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/963mediaAr","https:\/\/x.com\/963mediaAr","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/963media.ar\/","https:\/\/t.me\/ar963media"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/01a4669dc6e828f7d3a8568f11bd8448","name":"Samir Al-Taqi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png4f660d692a9a8920065f6a81a5ef4f95","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png","caption":"Samir Al-Taqi"},"description":"Syrian doctor, political researcher, and academic. Director of the East Center for Research in Washington.","url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/author\/samir-al-taqi\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":399,"user_id":101,"is_guest":0,"slug":"samir-al-taqi","display_name":"Samir Al-Taqi","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png","url2x":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u062a\u0642\u064a.png"},"author_category":"","first_name":"Samir","last_name":"Al-Taqi","job_title":"","description":"Syrian doctor, political researcher, and academic. Director of the East Center for Research in Washington."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40964,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40962\/revisions\/40964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40962"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=40962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}