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S yria's S talemate : T he L imits of R egime R esilience
Author(s) -
Haddad Bassam
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
middle east policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1475-4967
pISSN - 1061-1924
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4967.2012.00525.x
Subject(s) - stalemate , middle east , george (robot) , resilience (materials science) , citation , political science , history , law , art history , politics , physics , thermodynamics
a. The army (particularly the Third and Fourth Divisions), the uniformed security forces and paramilitary groups (shabiha) b. Opposing groups that attempt to undermine the cohesion and impede the violent practices of the groups mentioned under subheading “a,” including dissident army officers and soldiers c. Nonviolent forces who confront the suppressing security apparatuses in demonstrations and protests d. Elements within the nonviolent groups who engage in violence and try to drag the others along.