Myth Busting in a Post-Assad Syria
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F25%3A10494849" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/25:10494849 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1f27PoVjDv" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1f27PoVjDv</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12799" target="_blank" >10.1111/mepo.12799</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Myth Busting in a Post-Assad Syria
Original language description
This article challenges common misconceptions about the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It debunks the notion of a simplistic rebel/regime dichotomy and instead delineates the diversity of actors and interests in a post-Assad Syria. It also critiques the perception that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham won a decisive battlefield victory and illustrates that this was as much a political triumph as it was a military one. It then assesses how genuine the group's transformation from jihadist to pragmatist really is. Further, it shows any claims that Russia and Iran will leave Syria are unrealistic, while Israel's role in the country is often misunderstood. It concludes by critiquing the assertion that the international community has no good options in Syria and should therefore stay away. Instead, it advocates cautious engagement with the new regime. Overall, the analysis highlights Syria's complex power dynamics and warns against oversimp-lifications in devising policies for Syria's post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Middle East Policy
ISSN
1061-1924
e-ISSN
1475-4967
Volume of the periodical
32
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
19
Pages from-to
3-21
UT code for WoS article
001418942000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105016163356