Book contents
- Selling War and Peace
- Selling War and Peace
- Copyright page
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Syrian Civil War
- 2 The Anglosphere
- 3 Selling War and Peace
- 4 Democracy and Human Rights
- 5 Chemical Weapons
- 6 Islamic State
- 7 Proxy War
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
7 - Proxy War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2020
- Selling War and Peace
- Selling War and Peace
- Copyright page
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Syrian Civil War
- 2 The Anglosphere
- 3 Selling War and Peace
- 4 Democracy and Human Rights
- 5 Chemical Weapons
- 6 Islamic State
- 7 Proxy War
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the foreign policy discourse of the old Anglosphere coalition during the fourth phase of the crisis and civil war in Syria, following the military intervention of Russia, in support of Assad. First, the chapter considers the Anglosphere response to the Russian intervention. Second, it analyses how the intervention influenced the discursive war of position in the Anglosphere. Third, it explores the impact of Donald Trump’s election in the United States, including his administration’s relationship with Russia, the unexpected decision to bomb Assad’s forces and the new discursive opportunities his presidency afforded.
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- Selling War and PeaceSyria and the Anglosphere, pp. 197 - 229Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020