![]() ![]() 11 Nikolaos van Dam, Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in Syria. Through an in-depth examination, van Dam traces political developments within the Asad regime and the various opposition groups from the Arab Spring to the present day, and provides a deeper insight into the conflict and the possibilities and obstacles for reaching a political solution. The problem, as van Dam admits, is that the Asad regime has also been generally. In this important book, former Special Envoy of the Netherlands to Syria, Nikolaos van Dam, explains the recent history of Syria, covering the growing disenchantment with the Asad regime, the chaos of civil war and the fractures which led to an immense amount of destruction in the refined social fabric of what used to be the Syrian nation. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee crisis in modern history. ![]() 7 Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index.įollowing the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict.6 Intra-Syrian talks but no negotiations.5 The ambivalent Western approach to the Syria conflict. ![]() 4 Confrontation between the military of the regime and the opposition.Nikolaos van Dam on Syria, Assad, the Opposition, Refugees, Kurds, Terrorism, & the Future of the. 3 Could the War in Syria have been avoided? Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in Syria (2017).2 Ba'thist history before the Syrian Revolution (2011).Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-222) and index. ![]()
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