Bashir Assad Quotes
Reform is not like pushing a button…. If you don’t have peace, you have to spend most of your money on the army and security issues. All of these factors won’t make reform fast. It will definitely be slow. We are living under tension … you can’t have reform under tension.
Topics
Delay
Economic Development
Peace
Reform
Security
Stability
Syria
Tension
Conflict Resolution
Institutional Change
Defense Appropriations, Military Spending, Military Budgets
Political Stability
Reformer, Reformers
Social Unrest, Revolutions & Upheavels
Timing
Conflict
Economic Strain
Long-Term Investment
Peaceful Environment
Security Concerns
Security Issues
Social Transformation
Reform Challenges
Slow Reform
Citations
Bashar Assad, President of Syria, Interview with Joe Klein, Time, March 14, 2005
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Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who is the current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria.
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