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Battle for Syria

By Christopher Phillips

Battle for Syria Social Sciences

Battle for Syria

By Christopher Phillips

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An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria's ongoing civil war Most accounts of Syria's brutal, long-lasting civil war focus on a domestic contest that began in 2011 and only later drew foreign nations into the escalating violence. Christopher Phillips argues instead that the international dimension was never secondary but that Syria's war was, from the very start, profoundly influenced by regional factors, particularly the vacuum created by a perceived decline of U.S. power in the Middle East. This precipitated a new regional order in which six external protagonists-the United States, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar-have violently competed for influence, with Syria a key battleground. Drawing on a plethora of original interviews, Phillips constructs a new narrative of Syria's war. Without absolving the brutal Bashar al-Assad regime, the author untangles the key external factors which explain the acceleration and endurance of the conflict, including the West's strategy against ISIS. He concludes with some insights on Syria and the region's future.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
332
Release Date:
2018-05-22
Publication Date:
2018-03-19
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0300234619
ISBN13:
9780300234619
Weight:
382 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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