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04176aam a2200529 i 4500 001 A644B29638A911ED914067003BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220920010102 008 220105s2022 nyub b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021058087 020 $a 0231192967 020 $a 9780231192965 035 $a (OCoLC)1286313421 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d TOH $d UKMGB $d TFW $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-sy--- 050 00 $a DS98.6 $b .B443 2022 082 00 $a 956.9104/23 $2 23/eng/20220105 100 1 $a Bellamy, Alex J., $d 1975- $e author. 245 10 $a Syria betrayed : $b atrocities, war, and the failure of international diplomacy / $c Alex J. Bellamy. 264 1 $a New York : $b Columbia University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xii, 458 pages : $b maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: Humanity's Orphans -- Arab Spring -- Regional Solutions? -- Last Chance for Peace -- Syrian Winter -- Red Line -- Death and Diplomacy -- Rise of the Caliphate -- Between Barrel Bombs and Beheadings -- Exodus -- Russian Intervention -- Meltdown of Humanity -- Russia's Endgame -- De-escalation Dominoes -- Northern Fires -- "No Military Solutions" and Other Zombies -- Epilogue: System Failure. 520 $a "The suffering of Syria's civilians, caught between the government's barrel bombs and chemical weapons and religious fanatics' beheadings and mass killings, shocked the world. Yet despite international law and political commitments proclaiming a responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities, world actors stood aside as Syria burned. Again and again, neighboring states, global powers, and the United Nations opted for half-measures or made counterproductive choices that caused even more harm. Alex J. Bellamy provides a forensic account of the world's failure to protect Syrian civilians from mass atrocities. Drawing on interviews with key players, documents from the United Nations and other international organizations, and sources from the Middle East and beyond, he traces the missteps of the international response to Syria's civil war. Bellamy systematically examines the various peace processes and the reasons they failed, highlighting potential alternative paths that could have been taken. He details how and why key actors prioritized their own national interest, geopolitical standing, regional stability, local rivalries, counterterrorism goals, or domestic politics-anything other than the welfare of Syrians. Some governments settled on unrealistic strategies founded on misguided assumptions while others pursued naked ambition; the United Nations descended into irrelevance and even complicity. Shedding new light on the decisions that led to a vast calamity, Syria Betrayed also draws out lessons for more effective responses to future civil conflicts"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Syria $x Atrocities. $y Civil War, 2011- $x Atrocities. 650 0 $a War crimes $z Syria $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Political violence $z Syria $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Civilian war casualties $z Syria. 650 0 $a War victims $z Syria. 651 6 $a Syrie $x Atrocites. $y 2011- (Revolte) $x Atrocites. 650 6 $a Crimes de guerre $z Syrie $x Histoire $y 21e siecle. 650 6 $a Violence politique $z Syrie $x Histoire $y 21e siecle. 650 6 $a Guerre civile $x Pertes $z Syrie. 650 6 $a Victimes de guerre $z Syrie. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Asia / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Civilian war casualties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01736162 650 7 $a Political violence. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069902 650 7 $a War crimes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01170465 650 7 $a War victims. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01170689 651 7 $a Syria. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208757 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bellamy, Alex J. $t Syria betrayed $d New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] $z 9780231550086 $w (DLC) 2021058088 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025203.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A644B29638A911ED914067003BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search