Syria's Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant

Name: Syria's Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant
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ISBN: 9780415717380

ISBN-10: 0415717388

ISBN-13: 9780415717380

Edition: 2013

Authors: Emile Hokayem

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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, and the course of events in this fragile yet strategically significant country will profoundly shape the future of the Levant.

Book details

List price: $13.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 6/7/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.20" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of acronyms


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



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



The uprising and the regime


The political geography of the Syrian uprising


The regime's response and resilience



The rise of the opposition


The emergence of many oppositions


The militarisation of the uprising


Revolution and Islamism



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



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