The Syrian Zugzwang
... Despite the mistakes and failures of the political leadership as represented by the party, the Syrian people, having supported the Ba'ath Party, made the only “right” choice in this situation. *** In March 2011, the Arab Spring sparked armed conflict in Syria, which gradually escalated into civil war. According to the UN, by fall 2015 the war ... ... AST Publishers. 2014, pp. 161-163 [in Russian] 4 . Author’s note: In 2003 Russia’s Supreme Court recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. 5 . A. Vasiliev. Puritans of Islam? Wahhabism and the First Saudi State in Arabia ...