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- Title
Syria: Evaluation of Russo-American Zero-Sum Game in the Protracted Fratricide.
- Authors
SIMEON, Uchenna
- Abstract
This research examines the part played by the United States and Russia in the prolonged catastrophe in Syria. Syria (a strategic ally of Russia) has been enveloped by civil hostilities since 2011. Inspired by the 'Arab Spring' that swept through the region in 2011, what started as a fundamental challenge and strong opposition to Bashir al-Assad's over-lordship has exploded into a full blown internal warfare, pitting government forces and their foreign allies led by Russia against a range of anti-government rebels and their overseas sponsors spearheaded by the United States. As the war rages on, the role being played by the two key external forces (US and Russia) has come under serious scrutiny. Pulling from qualitative data collected through secondary sources, this paper argues that the supremacy struggle between US and Russia has contributed in exacerbating rather than ameliorating the situation. The study recommends that there is every and urgent need for the Syrian people themselves especially the leadership to look inwards with a view to finding a lasting solution to the unrest as continued reliance on external forces will spell doom to the prospects of peace in Syria.
- Subjects
FRATRICIDE; RUSSIA-United States relations, 1991-; ARAB Spring Uprisings, 2010-2012
- Publication
Conflict Studies Quarterly, 2017, Issue 21, p101
- ISSN
2285-7605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24193/csq.21.5