BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS

BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS

Is the Syrian conflict a religious matter? In this conflict the representations “Shiites versus Sunnites” is correct? We will demonstrate that it is not the case and the geopolitical analyses can help to better understand that it is mainly a matter of territory. We underline in this paper the direc...

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Main Author: Giuseppe Bettoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-11-01
Series:Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/379
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spelling doaj-f2f19b1ac7204ff1a6eb969dcbdd57572020-11-25T00:11:19ZengFirenze University PressBollettino della Società Geografica Italiana1121-78202019-11-017410.13128/bsgi.v7i4.379BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSISGiuseppe Bettoni Is the Syrian conflict a religious matter? In this conflict the representations “Shiites versus Sunnites” is correct? We will demonstrate that it is not the case and the geopolitical analyses can help to better understand that it is mainly a matter of territory. We underline in this paper the direct relationship between the reasons of this conflict and the unsolved definition of borders at the end of the First World War. The geopolitical methodology, proposed by Yves Lacoste, it’s helpful to better understand the players positions, but also the reasons of a religious representations that is crystallizing the situation. https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/379
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Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
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title BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
title_short BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
title_full BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
title_fullStr BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
title_full_unstemmed BORDERS AND MINORITIES IN SYRIA: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
title_sort borders and minorities in syria: a geopolitical analysis
publisher Firenze University Press
series Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
issn 1121-7820
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Is the Syrian conflict a religious matter? In this conflict the representations “Shiites versus Sunnites” is correct? We will demonstrate that it is not the case and the geopolitical analyses can help to better understand that it is mainly a matter of territory. We underline in this paper the direct relationship between the reasons of this conflict and the unsolved definition of borders at the end of the First World War. The geopolitical methodology, proposed by Yves Lacoste, it’s helpful to better understand the players positions, but also the reasons of a religious representations that is crystallizing the situation.
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