This Adelphi explores the civil war in Syria, examining the ways in which an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into violence.
This Adelphi explores the civil war in Syria, examining the ways in which an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into violence.
Map of Syria's ethnic and sectarian distribution Introduction The regional and international dimensions of Syria's revolution An unpredictable uprising? Syria's complex terrain Chapter One The decay of the Syrian state Bashar al-Assad's consolidation of power The challenge of reform and the flawed modernisation of the economy The decay of the state The nature of the regime The centrality of the security forces Chapter Two The uprising and the regime The political geography of the Syrian uprising The regime's response and resilience Chapter Three The rise of the opposition The emergence of many oppositions The militarisation of the uprising Revolution and Islamism Chapter Four The regional struggle over Syria Syria in the regional landscape Regional competition: between Turkey Iran and the Gulf Iraq: the spectre of sectarian war reappears Vulnerable states: Lebanon and Jordan Israel: the end of a predictable relationship Chapter Five Syria in the international context Western confusion and ambivalence An incremental response International diplomacy Making sense of Western hesitancy Russia takes a stand Military constraints to intervention The Western debate over assisting the rebellion Conclusion Societal fragmentation Who holds power? The opposition's challenges The regime's survival strategy The diplomatic solution: delusion or only game in town? The troubled regional picture
Map of Syria's ethnic and sectarian distribution Introduction The regional and international dimensions of Syria's revolution An unpredictable uprising? Syria's complex terrain Chapter One The decay of the Syrian state Bashar al-Assad's consolidation of power The challenge of reform and the flawed modernisation of the economy The decay of the state The nature of the regime The centrality of the security forces Chapter Two The uprising and the regime The political geography of the Syrian uprising The regime's response and resilience Chapter Three The rise of the opposition The emergence of many oppositions The militarisation of the uprising Revolution and Islamism Chapter Four The regional struggle over Syria Syria in the regional landscape Regional competition: between Turkey Iran and the Gulf Iraq: the spectre of sectarian war reappears Vulnerable states: Lebanon and Jordan Israel: the end of a predictable relationship Chapter Five Syria in the international context Western confusion and ambivalence An incremental response International diplomacy Making sense of Western hesitancy Russia takes a stand Military constraints to intervention The Western debate over assisting the rebellion Conclusion Societal fragmentation Who holds power? The opposition's challenges The regime's survival strategy The diplomatic solution: delusion or only game in town? The troubled regional picture
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