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The Battle for Syria: The International Relations of the Civil War

It is over five years since the outbreak of protests in Syria that eventually helped lead to a brutal civil war that shows no sign of ending. While today, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the US, Turkey and others are deeply involved in the conflict, the war is often depicted as a domestic struggle that sucked in international actors later on. However, this talk, based on Dr Phillips’ forthcoming book, argues that regional and international factors were key components of the civil war from its very beginning. The transformation from domestic crisis into stalemated civil war was greatly influenced by the international and regional environment in which it took place. While domestic causes should not be marginalised, their impact cannot be understood without appreciating the changing international context, particularly the perceived decline of US power in the Middle East and regional reactions to it. Speaker: Dr Christopher Phillips Senior Lecturer Queen Mary University of London