Syria: Four reasons why Bashar al-Assad will probably survive
As Syria’s internal conflict looks to have entered a new phase, Shashank Joshi, of Harvard University, explains why President Bashar al-Assad will probably survive.
Shashank Joshi
Website Shashank writes on foreign policy, in particular the Middle East and North Africa. He is a doctoral student of international relations at the Department of Government, Harvard University, and an Associate Fellow at he Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London; his blog can be found at shashankjoshi.wordpress.com.
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