Nested Conflict: The Political Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising

A Talk by Bassam Haddad

SFU Downtown Vancouver Campus | Harbour Centre Room 7000

This talk covers the roots and dynamics of the Syrian uprising with emphasis on its transformation from a legitimate demand for accountability and democracy to a regional and international power-play that sidelined ordinary Syrians. The emphasis will be the web of local, regional, and international actors and dynamics characterized by the framework of “Nested Conflict,” which embeds several battlegrounds at different levels (international, regional, local) and domains (military, ideological, diplomatic). The framework is based on Syria’s strategic significance whose change in power, association, and fortunes has broad repercussions beyond Syria.

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Host or Publisher SFU Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies