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Pick any two parties for a compared brief — top divergences and convergences auto-computed from the dataset, a comparative political-science brief for canonical pairs, plus the compass overlay, spider overlay, and axis-by-axis table.

Average axis distance

4.75

Lower = more similar (Euclidean across shared axes, normalized by count)

Swap A and B

Cross-border · DZ ↔ SY. Same family (nationalist-arab). Founded 50 years apart. Mean axis distance Δ̄ 4.75.

Top divergences

Where they split hardest

  • West alignment

    Democratic National Rally +1.5 · Pro-Western vs Ba'ath Party (Syria) -8.0 · Anti-Western

    Δ 9.5 points

  • Pan-Arab vs particularist

    Democratic National Rally +2.5 · pan-Arab vs Ba'ath Party (Syria) +9.8 · pan-Arab

    Δ 7.3 points

  • State & religion

    Democratic National Rally +1.0 · Secular state vs Ba'ath Party (Syria) +7.0 · Secular state

    Δ 6.0 points

Hand-written briefs exist for a set of canonical pairs (try the “Try:” chips above). For this pair, the auto-computed divergences and convergences in the cards above and the compass / spider below give you the full structural picture.

In their own words

One verified quote from each side, sourced.

No verified quote on file yet for Democratic National Rally.

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I am a Syrian, I'm made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.

2013 BBC interview with Jeremy Bowen during the Syrian civil war. Pushback against international pressure for him to step down or accept exile.

Primary documents

Most recent docs in the Tayyar corpus from each party. Click through for full text.

Compass

A · Democratic National Rally and B · Ba'ath Party (Syria) are pinned with always-on labels. Other parties stay visible as faded context so you can locate either side on the map at a glance.

-10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · Statist Libertarian · Market Authority · Statist Authority · Market 23 parties 11 parties 19 parties 30 parties secular-liberal centroid · 12 parties religious-jewish centroid · 5 parties leftist-socdem centroid · 9 parties islamist-sunni-electoral centroid · 13 parties nationalist-arab centroid · 14 parties leftist-communist centroid · 12 parties nationalist-ethnic centroid · 5 parties islamist-shia centroid · 5 parties religious-christian centroid · 3 parties islamist-militant centroid · 3 parties islamist-salafi centroid · 2 parties ← Statist Market → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Economic ↔ New Wafd Party (EG) · Economic +5.0, Social +3.0 EG New Wafd Party Religious Zionism Party (IL) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -8.0 IL Religious Zionism Party Shas (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.5 IL Shas Socialist Forces Front (DZ) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 DZ Socialist Forces Front Socialist Union of Popular Forces (MA) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 MA Socialist Union of Popular Forces New Hope (IL) · in government · Economic +5.5, Social +2.0 IL New Hope Noam (IL) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -9.0 IL Noam Ennahda (TN) · Economic +2.0, Social -5.0 TN Ennahda Southern Transitional Council (YE) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -2.0 YE Southern Transitional Council Sudanese Communist Party (SD) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.0 SD Sudanese Communist Party Syrian National Coalition (SY) · Economic +5.0, Social +1.0 SY Syrian National Coalition Ta'al (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +4.0 IL Ta'al Yisrael Beiteinu (IL) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 IL Yisrael Beiteinu National Unity (IL) · Economic +3.0, Social +4.0 IL National Unity Free Egyptians Party (EG) · Economic +8.0, Social +5.5 EG Free Egyptians Party Meretz (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +6.0 IL Meretz The Democrats (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social +8.0 IL The Democrats Tunisian Workers Party (TN) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.0 TN Tunisian Workers Party Workers' Party (DZ) · Economic -9.0, Social +3.5 DZ Workers' Party Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) (YE) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -7.0 YE Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) Yemeni Socialist Party (YE) · Economic -6.0, Social +5.0 YE Yemeni Socialist Party People's Movement (TN) · Economic -6.0, Social +1.0 TN People's Movement Amal Movement (LB) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 LB Amal Movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) (YE) · in government · Economic -6.0, Social -8.0 YE Ansar Allah (Houthis) Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) · dissolved · Economic -6.5, Social -0.5 SY Ba'ath Party (Syria) B · Ba'ath Party (S… Balad (IL) · Economic -4.0, Social +5.0 IL Balad Democratic Unionist Party (SD) · Economic +2.5, Social -4.0 SD Democratic Unionist Party El Insaf (Equity Party) (MR) · in government · Economic +2.8, Social -6.0 MR El Insaf (Equity Party) Fatah (PS) · in government · Economic +1.5, Social -1.5 PS Fatah Free Patriotic Movement (LB) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 LB Free Patriotic Movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (SY) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -8.0 SY Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamic Salvation Front (DZ) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -9.0 DZ Islamic Salvation Front Israeli Labor Party (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +5.8 IL Israeli Labor Party Movement of Society for Peace (DZ) · Economic +0.0, Social -7.0 DZ Movement of Society for Peace Justice and Construction Party (LY) · Economic +0.0, Social -6.5 LY Justice and Construction Party Authenticity and Modernity Party (MA) · in government · Economic +5.0, Social +4.0 MA Authenticity and Modernity Party Istiqlal Party (MA) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -4.0 MA Istiqlal Party Kataeb Party (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.5 LB Kataeb Party National Umma Party (SD) · Economic +2.0, Social -3.0 SD National Umma Party Hadash-Ta'al (IL) · Economic -6.0, Social +6.0 IL Hadash-Ta'al Justice and Development Party (MA) · Economic +3.0, Social -6.0 MA Justice and Development Party Hamas (PS) · in government · Economic -3.0, Social -8.0 PS Hamas Kurdistan Democratic Party (IQ) · in government · Economic +4.0, Social -3.0 IQ Kurdistan Democratic Party Likud (IL) · in government · Economic +6.0, Social -2.0 IL Likud National Liberation Front (DZ) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -3.0 DZ National Liberation Front National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) (MR) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 MR National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) Long Live Tunisia (TN) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 TN Long Live Tunisia National Rally of Independents (MA) · in government · Economic +8.0, Social +3.0 MA National Rally of Independents National Forces Alliance (LY) · Economic +6.0, Social +3.0 LY National Forces Alliance National Wisdom Movement (IQ) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -4.0 IQ National Wisdom Movement Reform Party (JO) · Economic +2.5, Social -2.0 JO Reform Party Otzma Yehudit (IL) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -8.0 IL Otzma Yehudit Mubadara (PS) · Economic -0.5, Social +4.5 PS Mubadara Northern Islamic Movement (IL) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -7.0 IL Northern Islamic Movement Freedom and Justice Party (EG) · dissolved · Economic +2.0, Social -7.5 EG Freedom and Justice Party Islamic Action Front (JO) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 JO Islamic Action Front Al-Menbar Islamic Society (BH) · Economic +3.0, Social -7.5 BH Al-Menbar Islamic Society Hezbollah (LB) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.0 LB Hezbollah Jordanian Communist Party (JO) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.5 JO Jordanian Communist Party Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (BH) · dissolved · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 BH Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society State of Law Coalition (IQ) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 IQ State of Law Coalition Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PS) · Economic -4.0, Social -9.0 PS Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nour Party (EG) · Economic +2.5, Social -9.0 EG Nour Party Islamic Asalah Society (BH) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -9.0 BH Islamic Asalah Society United Torah Judaism (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -9.0 IL United Torah Judaism Lebanese Forces (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.0 LB Lebanese Forces Mostaqbal Watan (EG) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -4.0 EG Mostaqbal Watan Sairoon Alliance (IQ) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IQ Sairoon Alliance Democratic National Rally (DZ) · in government · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 DZ Democratic National Rally A · Democratic Nati… National Charter Party (JO) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -3.0 JO National Charter Party General People's Congress (YE) · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 YE General People's Congress Free Destourian Party (TN) · Economic +1.0, Social -1.0 TN Free Destourian Party PFLP (PS) · Economic -9.0, Social +4.0 PS PFLP Tagammu Party (EG) · Economic -7.0, Social +4.0 EG Tagammu Party Hadash (IL) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.5 IL Hadash Union of Forces of Progress (MR) · Economic -5.5, Social +4.0 MR Union of Forces of Progress DFLP (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +4.5 PS DFLP Egyptian Social Democratic Party (EG) · Economic -2.5, Social +5.0 EG Egyptian Social Democratic Party Palestinian People's Party (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +5.0 PS Palestinian People's Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (IQ) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 IQ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Progressive Socialist Party (LB) · in government · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 LB Progressive Socialist Party Ra'am (United Arab List) (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IL Ra'am (United Arab List) Yesh Atid (IL) · Economic +4.0, Social +7.0 IL Yesh Atid

Spider overlay

A is the solid teal polygon; B is the dashed amber overlay. Distinct colors so the eye can always tell them apart, regardless of family.

Economic → Market Social → Libertarian State & religion → Secular state Liberal democracy → Strong commitment West alignment → Pro-Western Regional stance → Stability/normalization Palestinian question → Pro-Palestinian rights Civil liberties → Expand Regime stance → pro-regime Pan-Arab vs particularist → pan-Arab Centralism vs federalism → federalist Traditionalism vs modernization → modernizing Gender equality → Gender equality Iran posture → Pro-Iran / aligned Press freedom → Free press Sectarian power-sharing → Post-sectarian / civic state
Democratic National Rally Ba'ath Party (Syria)
A · Democratic National Rally (DZ) B · Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) Δ̄ 4.75

Axis-by-axis

Sorted by absolute difference. Δ is A − B.

  1. West alignment
    A
    +1.5
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +9.5
  2. Pan-Arab vs particularist
    A
    +2.5
    B
    +9.8
    Δ -7.3
  3. State & religion
    A
    +1.0
    B
    +7.0
    Δ -6.0
  4. Economic
    A
    -2.0
    B
    -6.5
    Δ +4.5
  5. Regional stance
    A
    -3.5
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +4.5
  6. Civil liberties
    A
    -4.5
    B
    -9.0
    Δ +4.5
  7. Liberal democracy
    A
    -5.0
    B
    -9.0
    Δ +4.0
  8. Social
    A
    -4.0
    B
    -0.5
    Δ -3.5
  9. Regime stance
    A
    +9.0
    B
    +10.0
    Δ -1.0
  10. Centralism vs federalism
    A
    -8.0
    B
    -9.0
    Δ +1.0
  11. Traditionalism vs modernization
    A
    +3.0
    B
    +4.0
    Δ -1.0
  12. Palestinian question
    A
    +8.0
    B
    +8.0
    Δ +0.0