Syria: Why Its Future Matters to More than the Middle East
- Posted on: September 13, 2013
Trying to understand the situation in the Middle East – let alone its future – is impossible without examining Syria. Surrounded by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon, the country that began as a geographical context more than a defined nation acts as a lynchpin for the area’s current state of affairs. After enduring numerous takeovers, colonial rule and a series of coups, Syria has abandoned its dreams of a pan-Arab state and been plunged into yet another bloody war. As the current regime battles insurgent forces, al-Qaida moves in and the Arab World hedges its bets, Dr. Nadav Morag examines how Syria became the battleground that it is today, and what its possible future may entail.
By: Nadav Morag, Ph.D., University Dean of Security Studies