Siria, de la dictatură la noul Califat
Syria, from Dictatorship to New Caliphate

Summary/Abstract: The outbreak of the Arab revolts1 of 2010 – 2011, in MENA2, led to an unprecedented protest movement on March 15, 2011, in Syria. While in other countries the Arab Spring meant the beginning of the democratization process, Syria has been caught in a bloody civil war, with unexpected effects even for the international policy analysts. President Bashar Al-Assad manages to control a part of the country, while the rest of it is „split” between „rebel forces”. The Arab Spring meant also an Islamic Awakening, including the proclamation of the Caliphate, on the current territory of Syria and Iraq. In this context, Europe has to face new security challenges

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