An Analysis of Syrian Conflict with the Lens of the Realist School of Thought
The Syrian war is rooted in the conflict between the Sunni opposition and Shia leader President Bashar, torn the country. The Syrian war took baby steps during the Arab Spring, which was supposed to bring hope and prosperity to Syria but unfortunately led to a series of horrifying protests that grew into a 9-year long civil war. The war-torn country has forced millions to escape the horrors of continuous fighting only to seek refuge in other countries with bare minimum resources. Multiple efforts by the International Organizations (I.Os) to halt the conflict between President Bashar and the opposition have repeatedly failed, and apparently, there is no hope for a peaceful solution. This paper aims to explain the Syrian war and break down the reason behind each ally's support to the chosen party and understand the Syrian conflict through the lens of Realism. The realist theory will shed some light on the root cause of international intervention by world powers and regional powers and how each actor's actions prolonged the conflict in Syria. And finally, to understand how domestic and international politics was used to carry out heinous crimes against innocent Syrian men, women, and children and analyze the strategies of actors to gain power in the region.
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Syria, Civil War, Regional Alliances, International Alliances, Sectarianism, Balance of Power
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(1) Sohail Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Mubeen
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Inayat Kalim
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Ahmad, S., Mubeen, M., & Kalim, I. (2020). An Analysis of Syrian Conflict with the Lens of the Realist School of Thought. Global Social Sciences Review, V(I), 660-671. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).66
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TURABIAN : Ahmad, Sohail, Muhammad Mubeen, and Inayat Kalim. "An Analysis of Syrian Conflict with the Lens of the Realist School of Thought." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 660-671. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).66