SYRIA

Syria was once one of the Middle East's most stable states. Today it is a country on its knees. Almost 20,000 people are estimated t o have died in its bloody internal conflict and, as the violence intensifies, Syria's future looks bleak.In this timely book, Samer Abboud provides an in-depth analysis of Syria's descent to civil war. He unravels the complex and multi-layered causes of the curre nt political and military stalement -from rebel fragmentation to the differing roles of international actors, and the rise of compet ing cent...[Leer más]