War and Politics in Libya, Yemen, and Syria | Wilson Center
Dec 24, 2020 · In Libya, Syria and Yemen, the 2011 uprisings led almost immediately to armed conflict. Civilian protesters, largely peaceful, were quickly sidelined as were most of the old political parties, where they existed.
U.S. Wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen: What Are The Endstates…
Aug 15, 2016 · It is one of the many ironies of the 2016 presidential campaign that the United States is at war in varying degrees in four different countries in the Middle East and North Africa—Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen—as well as continuing its “longest war” in Afghanistan.
Libya–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Libya and Syria established diplomatic relations in 1963. [1] During the Syrian civil war, President Bashar al-Assad's response was often compared by protesters to Muammar Gaddafi's crackdown during the Libyan uprising in February 2011. [2] On 16 September 2011, Syria voted at the United Nations General Assembly to accredit the National Transitional Council (NTC) as the representative of Libya.
War in Yemen Could Mean Peace in Libya - Atlantic Council
Apr 7, 2015 · With the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) wreaking havoc in the Levant, Syria reeling from a devastating civil war, and a political crisis in Libya devolving into an entrenched armed conflict, ultimately it was the Houthi takeover in Yemen that galvanized a pan …
In Libya, Syria and Yemen the pre-civil war social contracts were relatively populist and exclusionary, with no real accountability or legitimacy —a situ-ation the governing regimes used to coerce and/or co-opt segments of society in order to maintain control and rule unchallenged. Moreover, despite the
Towards a Renewed Local Social and Political Covenant in Libya, Syria …
This SIPRI Insights Paper examines the domestic and external factors at play in Libya, Syria and Yemen and their impact on negotiating post-war peaceful settlements and shaping prospective social contracts.
Conflict by Other Means: Postwar Reconstruction in Arab States
Feb 5, 2021 · Four countries caught up in conflict—Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Iraq—are asking whether and how they can go through a successful process of postconflict reconstruction in light of the current power dynamics domestically, regionally, and internationally.
Ten Years After the Arab Spring, the Uprisings Continue - Foreign Affairs
Dec 8, 2020 · Simmering wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen continue to spew out refugees, weapons, and extremism while attracting external intervention. And things could get worse. The tense U.S. standoff with Iran could escalate suddenly into a hot war, or the collapse of the Palestinian Authority could spark another intifada.
Syria: Which countries have been involved in the war and why?
Dec 10, 2024 · Syria backed Iran during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. During the Syrian civil war, Iran is believed to have deployed hundreds of troops and spent billions of dollars to help Assad ...
Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
Dec 18, 2024 · Mr. al-Assad was central to the protracted and devastating civil war that began in 2011. His family — who are Alawites, a minority sect that is an offshoot of Shiite Islam — had run Syria ...