Articles by Kristian Girling
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Popular Representation and Democracy in Syria – End of `Alawite Dictatorship’?
Kristian Girling – Oriental Review,
2 May 2016
27 Apr 2016 – Plurality within the parliament is of significance insofar as it is indicative of the involvement of a range of religious communities in Syrian political life and runs directly contrary to the prevailing narrative of Syria as a dictatorship dominated by the Alawite religious community and to the exclusion of the involvement of other religious communities in political activity.
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Kristian Girling – Oriental Review,
25 Apr 2016
Since 2010 the BRICS grouping has developed as a focus of organisation. That it has come into existence is indicative of a broader shift towards a multipolar world in international affairs. The success of BRICS so far, other than as a novel attempt at reorientation of states away from Western led and dominated international organisations, is disputed. Nonetheless, it is an increasingly significant grouping and is sufficiently attractive for other states to express interest in membership.
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