Dimitrios Tsailas (ret) Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)
Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 July 2025
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
The eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria last week, which began with a Bedouin attack on a Druze man and escalated into a battle involving Israeli airstrikes and Syrian government forces, left more than 350 dead. While the violence may seem localized, it underscores a more profound truth: Syria’s fragile post-Assad transition is unraveling, and with it, the illusion that the country can be quickly democratized or rebuilt in the image of Western liberalism.... Read more