| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | What Think Tanks Are Thinking |
| Series Details | 17.10.15 |
| Publication Date | 17/10/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Summary: The civil war in Syria has developed into the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian and security disaster. An estimated 250,000 people have been killed during four and a half years of hostilities, and over 11 million people have been forced out of their homes. The war has contributed to the expansion of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) controlled by a jihadi, extremist militant group. With an estimated 4 million Syrians having left the country, the conflict has also fuelled a refugee crisis in neighbouring countries including Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt, as well as Europe. The ongoing fighting has exposed the inability of the international community to resolve the conflict. According to many analysts, the civil war has now turned into a full-blown proxy war involving regional and global powers, as highlighted most recently by Russia’s open military intervention. The European Union is a staunch supporter of a political solution to the conflict. This note provides links to recent commentaries, studies and reports from major international think tanks on the Syrian conflict. Written by Marcin Grajewski. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://epthinktank.eu/2015/10/17/syria-what-think-tanks-are-thinking/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East |
