POLS 4730 Chapter Notes - Chapter Randa Slim: Hassan Nasrallah, Syrian Armed Forces, Proxy War
23 Jul 2018
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Hezbollah and syria: from regime proxy to regime savior randa slim. Hezbollah"s initial reading of the syrian conflict proved to be mostly true: Syrian armed forces stuck with the regime; the majority of alawites and christians have not abandoned. Hezbollah"s syria narrative: hezbollah"s involvement in the syria war evolved as its assessment of the risks to the survival of the assad regime changed. The dispute in syria is between two sides, two axes, two projects, it is not between sunnis and shia, it is not between sects . There were corrupt, weak, and frail regimes on the moral and psychological levels. Shiites will reignite debate inside lebanon"s shiite community regarding what to do about syria. Hezbollah"s way forward in syria: while they argue that political dialogue and negotiations are the only way forward in syria, both iran and. Hezbollah have been circumspect about what a political solution in syria should entail.
