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Syria and the Shi’ite Pincer

Syria and the Shi’ite Pincer

by | Mar 10, 2013 | Opinion

On 1 December 2011 I wrote a column asking whether the Shi’ite star had set, in reference to the repercussions of the Syrian revolution at the time and what they would entail. Today, two years on from the outbreak of the revolution, we are now in a new phase. We...