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From Protest to War: Understanding the Uprisings and their Aftermath in Syria and Yemen

By George Mason University Middle East and Islamic Studies Program, Arab Studies Institute, Global Affairs, and School for Policy, Government, and International Affairs

05/05/2016 06:00 am   -   05/05/2016 12:00 am EST

Location: George Mason University

Sponsored by the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program, Arab Studies Institute, Global Affairs, and School for Policy, Government, and International Affairs

 

FROM PROTEST TO WAR 

 

Understanding the Uprisings and their Aftermath in Syria and Yemen

 

 

 

FEATURING

 

JOHN WARNER (CUNY) 

OMAR DAHI (Hampshire)

 

MODERATED BY BASSAM HADDAD

 

Thursday, 5 May, 6:00 pm

Johnson Center, Room C

G E O R G E  M A S O N   U NI V E R S I T Y 

open to the public  | Pizza and Drinks Served

 

 

This talk will discuss the post-uprising period and the present conflict in Yemen. The crisis that the country now faces, and its prospects for a more prosperous and peaceful future, will be addressed with respect to three historical dimensions: economic development in the post-unification period; regionalism and the national project; and geopolitical conditions.

 

It will also address the transformation of the uprising in Syria from a protest against dictatorship to an all-out war, with local, regional, and international players vying to redraw the political map of both Syria and the Region. The presentation will address the players involved, the war economy, and the implications of the Russian intervention, including the supposed truce underway.

 

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