William Grant-Brook

William Grant-Brook is an early career researcher and program officer interested in conflict, state structure and armed groups. He has worked for several years in research and peacebuilding including for the conflict prevention NGO International Crisis Group and consultancy Prospect Peace. He holds an MSc in Middle East Politics (SOAS, Distinction) and is working on the development of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s Projection of Legitimacy through Identity Documents

By William Grant-Brook / March 27, 2023

As insurgencies and armed groups develop during civil wars, they often take on functions vacated by central governments. Over the course of more than a decade of civil war, power in Syria has fragmented. Various statelets claim control of their respective areas, attempting to administer and rule them and claiming the responsibilities of being a …

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