Syria, Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Type
Label
Syria, Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Syria
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
857979272
Responsibility statement
Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Series statement
Opposing viewpoints
Table Of Contents
ch. 1. What should the US role be in Syria? The United States should use air strikes against Syria / Barack Obama -- Should America enter Syria's hell? / Doug Bandow -- Why the U.S. should use cyber weapons against Syria / Jason Healey -- The United States should arm Syrian rebels / Walter Russell Mead -- Don't arm Syria's rebels / Gary Kamiya -- Asking Congress to approve attacks on Syria acknowledges limits on the president's war powers / Peter M. Shane -- Obama is only making his war powers mightier / Eric Posner -- ch. 2. What is the status of the Syrian resistance? Moderate and radical groups vie for control of resistance in Syria / David Enders -- Syrian rebel groups dominated by Islamists / Ben Hubbard -- "Little doubt" Syria gassed opposition / Adam Entous, Dion Nissenbaum, and Maria Abi-Habib -- UN accuses Syrian rebels of carrying out sarin gas attacks which had been blamed on Assad's troops / Damien Gayle -- Assad will defeat the rebels / Michael Hirsh -- The rebels seem poised to defeat Assad / Bradley Klapper -- An Assad victory would be a disaster / Brian Braun -- Don't let the Syrian rebels win / Glenn E. Robinson -- ch. 3. What is the status of the Syrian refugee crisis? Analysis: The Syrian urban refugee problem in northern Iraq / Louise Redvers -- Why has Israel closed its doors to Syrian refugees? / Angela Godfrey-Goldstein -- Syrian refugees entering Turkey create dangers for the United States / Mark A. Grey -- Camps are a poor way to house Syrian refugees / Refugees International -- Refugee camps provide needed aid and services / Elizabeth Ferris -- ch. 4. What is the relationship between Syria and the world? Iran may cease aiding Assad / Ariel Ben Solomon -- The British rejection of military action will have little effect on Syria / Anshel Pfeffer -- The British rejection of military action should have a major effect on the US approach to Syria / Amy Davidson -- Russia is unlikely to abandon support for the Assad regime because of American pressure / Dimitri Simes, as told to Bernard Gwertzman -- Why Russia protects Syria's Assad / Daniel Treisman -- Using Russian diplomacy to strip Syria of chemical weapons may be the least bad option / The Economist