Five Conundrums: The United States and the Conflict in Syria

Authors

Michael A. Ratney, Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

For the past 8 years, two U.S. administrations, the United Nations (UN), and numerous foreign governments have sought to end the catastrophic war in Syria and reach a negotiated political settlement to the conflict. Their efforts have repeatedly been complicated, even thwarted, by the highly contested and violent politics underlying the conflict, the sheer number of conflict actors inside and outside of Syria, and those actors’ diverse and often irreconcilable objectives.

Publication Date

7-2019

Publisher

National University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Ratney, Michael A., "Five Conundrums: The United States and the Conflict in Syria" (2019). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 12.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/12