Reconstructing Syria: The need to break the mold (Yezid Sayigh, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/reconstructing-syria-break-mold-160614080700416.html

Arab Spring: Unreformed policing hampers transitions (Yezid Sayigh, Al Jazeera)

The fifth anniversary of the uprisings that challenged autocratic rulers in six Arab states in 2011 has generated many retrospective reflections.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/arab-spring-unreformed-policing-hampers-transitions-160410091223220.html

(TOPICS - The Global Eye) Reforming the Arab Security State (Yezid Sayigh, Project-Syndicate)

Experience across the Arab world demonstrates that when it comes to security-sector reform, technocratic approaches are inadequate. Simply put, a technocratic focus on upgrading skills and operational capability, in the absence of improved governance of the security services, can be easily subverted by anti-reform coalitions, resulting in the continuation of regressive patterns of behavior.

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Smarter assistance for Syrian refugees (Yezid Sayigh, Al Jazeera)

An extraordinary summit of the European Union and Turkey is scheduled to take place in early March, to coordinate responses to the continuing flow of refugees and migrants into Europe.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/smarter-assistance-syrian-refugees-160222123032478.html

Facing the Refugee Challenge: Time for a Paradigm Change (Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center)

The measures that the European Union has taken towards the refugee crisis are mostly palliative, temporary fixes that leave the EU largely in a reactive mode.

http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/02/01/facing-refugee-challenge-time-for-paradigm-change/itfl