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  • 3 - Ceasefires in the Syrian Context

  • Marika Sosnowski, University of Melbourne and German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
  • Book:
    Redefining Ceasefires
    Published online:
    11 May 2023
    Print publication:
    25 May 2023, pp 33-62

  • Summary

    This chapter offers context to the primary case study of this book – the Syrian civil war. It does this by elaborating more fully on two broader topics – on the one hand, a historical overview of the Syrian regime and the onset of the revolution; and on the other hand, a summary of the major ceasefires used during the civil war. These two subjects are of course inexorably interconnected. By providing an overview of some of the important aspects of Syria’s recent political and social history, we gain a better understanding and appreciation of two themes of relevance for this book: firstly, the nature of the Syrian state, in particular the structure and essence of the Assad regime; and secondly, the ramifications of this for how ceasefires have played out during the Syrian civil war.