Publication

May 2013

This publication provides an outlook on the civil war in Syria. It argues that the predominantly Islamist-Jihadist rebels are closer than ever to defeat. Ankara, Doha, Washington and their allies will have to choose between accepting the victory of the Assad administration or sponsoring a major cross-border escalation and surge into Syria. According to the author, the main quandary facing the international community is not whether Assad remains in power nor whether “his” administration survives the upheaval. The main challenge in resolving the Syria crisis is preventing the replacement of an Alawite-Druze dominated government by an Islamist-Jihadist regime.

Download English (PDF, 21 pages, 711 KB)
Author Yossef Bodansky
Series ISPSW Publications
Issue 234
Publisher Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
Copyright © 2013 Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
JavaScript has been disabled in your browser