04619oam 2201057 450 991055424000332120210223101421.00-691-19331-210.1515/9780691212616(OCoLC)1152424272(MiFhGG)GVRL60E3(EXLCZ)99559000000000642320200421h20212021 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSyrian requiem the civil war and its aftermath /Itamar Rabinovich, Carmit ValensiPrinceton :Princeton University Press,[2021]�20211 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) illustrations, mapsGale eBooks0-691-21261-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Ba'th in Power, 1963-2011 -- The Syrian Civil War and Crisis, 2011-018 -- The Domestic Scene -- The Regional Arena -- International Actors -- Syria 2019-2020 -- Conclusion : From the Syrian civil war to the lingering Syrian crisis."The Syrian crisis is not over yet but the period of full-fledged civil war in that country appears to be drawing to a close, and it is now possible to view this calamity with some perspective. This short book will address the following questions about the conflict: How and why did quiet demonstrations in Southern Syria develop into a brutal civil war? Why did the political opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad remain weak and divided? How did radical Jihadi Islamists take over the main military opposition to the Syrian regime? How did the Syrian conflict become a main arena of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry? What explains the ambivalent Western attitude towards the Syrian rebellion? How did US policy under the Obama administration evolve and why did both Obama and Trump decide not to make a major investment in it? How stable is the status quo? And how could the conflict re-erupt in a different form? According to Rabinovitch, the Syrian regime and its supporters (including the Russians and the Iranians) have indeed emerged as victors, but it's a limited victory at best. The Syrian state under Assad controls only about 60 percent of the national territory and the potential for renewed violence is considerable. Assad's continued survival has come at the cost of deep dependency on Iran and Russia; his is now, arguably, a vassal state. This means that the country will remain in crisis for the foreseeable future, even if the full-scale civil war phase has come to an end. In his last chapter, Rabinovich will recommend policy options for the U.S"--Provided by publisher.Political scienceSyriaHistoryCivil War, 2011-SyriaPolitics and government2000-SyriaForeign relations21st centurySyriaForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsSyriaAleppo.Armenians.Assyrians.Baath.Bashar al Asad.Bath.Clinton.Daesh.Damascus.Druze.Erdogan.FSA.Free Syrian Army.Geneva peace process.Hafez al Asad.Hama.Hezbollah.ISIL.ISIS.JTS.Kurds.Obama.PKK.Putin.Raqqah.SDF.Salafi.Sufi.Suleimani.Sunni.Syrian Democratic Forces.Syrian Liberation Front.Syrian opposition.Syrians refugees.Trump.UN.US strategy.United Nations.administration.al Qaeda.alawi.alawis.barrel bombs.caliphate.chemical weapons.dictator.dictatorship.Political science.956.910423MH 74086SEPArvkRabinovich Itamar1942-538277Valensi Carmit1980-MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910554240003321Syrian requiem2820118UNINA