Syria's uprising and the fracturing of the Levant / Emile Hokayem

As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero-sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete. The volatile regional fault lines that run through Syria have ruptured during this conflict,...

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Main Author: Hokayem, Emile
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies 2013
Series:Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) 438
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The decay of the Syrian state
  • 2. The uprising and the regime
  • 3. The rise of opposition
  • 4. The regional struggle over Syria
  • 5. Syria in the international context
  • Conclusion