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The Instruments of Power: Trying to End the Syrian Civil War - Coggle…
The Instruments of Power: Trying to End the Syrian Civil War
Syrian Civil War
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Since 2011
abortive Arab Spring
demonstrates the complexity and difficulty of applying the instruments of power construct
half million killed
protests against the autocratic rule of Bashar al-Assad, the Shiite Alawite who had succeeded his father, Hafiz
protests and violence among the Sunni Syrians, who constitute about 70% of the country’s population
estimated 510,000 had been killed by March 2018 according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
power politics
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Instruments of power
states array their resources to impose/convince others to do what they want is "instruments of power"
politics are power based. politics is the allocation of scarce resources among individuals and groups with different claims on those resources
principle of self-help
power is described in both ubiquitous and ambiguous ways
emphasizes the perception of relevant comparisons of power
Three main acknowledged instruments: military, economic, and political/diplomatic
geography, resources, population, and psychological strength
both psychological and situation-specific
Interested parties
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government of Bashar al-Assad and the various opposition groups seeking to overthrow him
outside countries and movements: Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the United States
al-Assad government represents a minority of the population
Hezbulla benefited the Syrian government: Iran has allegedly provided “volunteers” from Iran and other Shiite areas to augment Syrian forces and help maintain a favorable balance of power for the government.
second major supporter for al-Assad has been Russia