Agonal Autism in the Syrian Conflict: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Two facts emphasize the need for a negotiated end to the Syrian conflict. Firstly, Syria's plunge into chaos. The country being beyond repair, something new will (have to) emerge soon. Brian Jenkins had already signed the country's death certificate in 2014 (cf. Jenkins 2014). In spite of Assad's relative revival, the increasing toll of fatalities and displacements - more than half of the population are displaced now - Syria is even deader now. Secondly, the military stalemate that leaves no single warring party any chance of an outright victory that would enable it to rule the whole territory. If, on the other hand, chances for a negotiated settlement have proven to disappear much swifter than they can be made to appear, this only comes to show that changing the sword for the pen is much more easily said than done. While it can be argued that this has always not been easy, it does seem that such a transition has become even more cumbersome, risky, and unlikely in our new age of small, asymmetric, and unconventional warfare with its chronic "lack of partners for peace".