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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Syrian Partition
This is a crude map I made that represents what a partitioned Syria might look like.
This is really interesting, the whole issue with partitioning as a potential solution is it would involve so much outside involvement. But then again the west is already involved. Former Yugoslavia was essentially partitioned but it isn't the same region and one has to wonder if 'solutions' are translatable. Smaller partitioned states could be even more fragile and potentially create more tension and violence. Part of the reason Syria fell into such turmoil is that it was already divided along ethnic/religious lines post WWI. I'm not entirely sure what to think in terms of Syria. Do you think partitioning is a feasible solution?
Yugoslavia was more easily partitioned because it already consisted of separate republics. The reason for the fighting was ethnic cleansing and the battle for control of the only really mixed republic, Bosnia. In Syria, someone would have to persuade Assad to negotiate new borders with the sunnis and Kurds, and that is very unlikely.
This is really interesting, the whole issue with partitioning as a potential solution is it would involve so much outside involvement. But then again the west is already involved. Former Yugoslavia was essentially partitioned but it isn't the same region and one has to wonder if 'solutions' are translatable. Smaller partitioned states could be even more fragile and potentially create more tension and violence. Part of the reason Syria fell into such turmoil is that it was already divided along ethnic/religious lines post WWI. I'm not entirely sure what to think in terms of Syria. Do you think partitioning is a feasible solution?
ReplyDeleteYugoslavia was more easily partitioned because it already consisted of separate republics. The reason for the fighting was ethnic cleansing and the battle for control of the only really mixed republic, Bosnia. In Syria, someone would have to persuade Assad to negotiate new borders with the sunnis and Kurds, and that is very unlikely.
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