From domestic to regional: The civil war conundrum and the cases of Syria and Algeria
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| Authors | Belcastro, Francesco |
|---|---|
| Abstract | This paper seeks to answer a simple question: When do regional powers get involved in civil wars? Some civil wars see a significant involvement of regional actors, while others show a remarkable level of isolation. What explains this difference? This research answers this question by looking at two case studies: the Algerian civil war (1991–2002) and the Syrian civil war (2011–up to date). The paper identifies and develops five factors of regional involvement. These are: capabilities, regional dynamics, country’s relevance, regional security issues/containment and domestic–external links. civil wars are today one of the most prominent and deadly forms of conflict, and this paper contributes to understanding the important but understudied issue of regional involvement. |
| Keywords | Civil wars; External involvement; MENA region; Syria; Algeria |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal | Civil Wars |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN | 13698249 |
| 1743968X | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13698249.2017.1374670 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621874 |
| http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| hdl:10545/621874 | |
| Publication dates | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 02 Oct 2017, 09:16 |
| Accepted | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Rights | Archived with thanks to Civil Wars |
| Contributors | University of Derby and College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK |
| File | File Access Level Controlled |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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