Black, Ian (2016) Book Review: Christopher Phillips’ ‘The Battle for Syria’. Middle East Centre Blog (11 Oct 2016). Website.
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Abstract
Syria’s war is far from over but it is already the subject of a large number of books – many about the internal dynamics of the conflict or the headline-grabbing jihadis who dominate perceptions of it. Christopher Phillips’ impressively-researched study of its international dimensions is an important contribution to understanding the bleak story so far. Based on interviews with officials and a mass of secondary sources, it identifies and examines the key external components of the worst crisis of the 21st century: the fading of American power, Russian assertiveness, regional rivalries and the role of non-state actors from Hezbollah to ISIS.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | Middle East Centre |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2017 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 20:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/79317 |
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