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Syria and the complexity of a multi-dimensional conflict

4 hour course

Dr. Lurdes Vidal (IEMED-IBEI)

June 28 – 29 (2.30 – 4.30 pm)

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Syria revolution erupted in 2011 following Arab Spring uprisings in neighboring countries. The initial peaceful revolutionary movement was harshly repressed from the beginning and the revolutionary movement quickly suffered a militarisation process that ended up in a long and highly lethal war. The Syrian conflict has witnessed over the last 6 years a growing trend of sectarianism and the emergence of radical militias in both sides and Jihadi-inspired groups such as ISIS. They have further complicated the conflict and operated thanks to and favouring foreign intervention. Syria is a local conflict that has gradually absorbed regional tensions (both historical and recently-created) and global rivalries playing simultaneously on the Syrian ground. Therefore,  its effects will have implications not only for Syrians and Middle-Easters, but also for the international community as a whole. 

In this course we will study drivers, origins, actors - domestic and external - and consequences of a conflict that has been considered the biggest humanitarian tragedy since the II World War.

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