Syrian Requiem : : The Civil War and Its Aftermath / / Itamar Rabinovich, Carmit Valensi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Rabinovich, Itamar,; Valensi, Carmit,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 1 map.

A compact, incisive history of one of the defining conflicts of our timeLeaving almost half a million dead and displacing an estimated twelve million people, the Syrian Civil War is a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable scale. Syrian Requiem analyses the causes and course of this bitter civil war, from its first spark in a peaceful Arab Spring protest to the tenuous victory of the Assad dictatorship, which has been reduced to a crisis-ridden vassal state with no prospect of political reform, national reconciliation, or economic reconstruction.Israel’s chief negotiator with Syria during the mid-1990s, Itamar Rabinovich brings unmatched expertise and insight to the politics of the Middle East. Drawing on more than two hundred specially conducted interviews with key players, Rabinovich and Carmit Valensi assess the roles of local, regional, and global interests in the war. Local sectarian divisions established the fault lines of the initial conflict, ultimately leading to the rise of the brutal Islamic State. However, Syria rapidly became the stage for proxy warfare between contending regional powers, including Israel, Turkey, and Iran. At the same time, while a war-weary United States attempted to reduce its military involvement in the Middle East, a resurgent Russia regained regional influence by supporting Syrian government forces. Telling the story of the war through its aftermath, Rabinovich and Valensi also examine the considerable potential for renewed conflict and the difficult policy choices facing the United States, Russia, and other powers.A compact and incisive history of one of the defining wars of our times, Syrian Requiem is a vivid and timely account of a conflict that continues to reverberate today.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- SYRIAN REQUIEM -- Chapter 1. The Ba’th in Power, 1963–2011 -- Chapter 2. The Syrian Civil War and Crisis, 2011–18 -- Chapter 3. The Domestic Scene -- Chapter 4. The Regional Arena -- Chapter 5. International Actors -- Chapter 6. Syria 2019–20 -- Conclusion. From the Syrian Civil War to the Lingering Syrian Crisis -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index