On 2 December 2024,the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),Thai-China Culture and Economy Association(TCCEA)and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand jointly hosted the Civilisation Lecture Series eve...On 2 December 2024,the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),Thai-China Culture and Economy Association(TCCEA)and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand jointly hosted the Civilisation Lecture Series event themed Enhancing Exchanges and Integration among Civilisations and Writing A New Chapter of China-Thailand Brotherhood Relations.CAFIU President Ji Bingxuan,who was on a visit in Thailand,attended the event and delivered a keynote speech.展开更多
Since 2011,the Syria Muslim Brotherhood(SMB,hereafter)activism has been going through a shift at both political and military level.This paper explores various elements of this shift to explain the expansion of SMB pol...Since 2011,the Syria Muslim Brotherhood(SMB,hereafter)activism has been going through a shift at both political and military level.This paper explores various elements of this shift to explain the expansion of SMB political opportunity structure as well as the evolvement of their internal organizational structure and within the wider structure of the Syrian opposition and finally the framing approach adopted by the SMB to mobilize people and communities.The SMB’s efforts to institutionalize the opposition in exile and mobilize a wider spectrum of the Syrian society including the poor and middle class have helped increase their popular bases.On the military front,SMB lack of needed experience and resources hinder their progress in the battle field.Nevertheless,SMB continued to verify its engagement strategies based on application of the opportunity and threat analysis which helped expanding its operational space as a political,military and social movement laying the ground for a presumably steady role of the SMB in the post conflict era.展开更多
文摘On 2 December 2024,the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),Thai-China Culture and Economy Association(TCCEA)and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand jointly hosted the Civilisation Lecture Series event themed Enhancing Exchanges and Integration among Civilisations and Writing A New Chapter of China-Thailand Brotherhood Relations.CAFIU President Ji Bingxuan,who was on a visit in Thailand,attended the event and delivered a keynote speech.
文摘Since 2011,the Syria Muslim Brotherhood(SMB,hereafter)activism has been going through a shift at both political and military level.This paper explores various elements of this shift to explain the expansion of SMB political opportunity structure as well as the evolvement of their internal organizational structure and within the wider structure of the Syrian opposition and finally the framing approach adopted by the SMB to mobilize people and communities.The SMB’s efforts to institutionalize the opposition in exile and mobilize a wider spectrum of the Syrian society including the poor and middle class have helped increase their popular bases.On the military front,SMB lack of needed experience and resources hinder their progress in the battle field.Nevertheless,SMB continued to verify its engagement strategies based on application of the opportunity and threat analysis which helped expanding its operational space as a political,military and social movement laying the ground for a presumably steady role of the SMB in the post conflict era.