Book Review: The Impossible Revolution by Yassin al Haj Saleh

Saleh’s book lays out the structure Syrian authoritarianism and how Assad has imposed dynastic rule and sown divisions within society to prevent the emergence of an effective opposition.

by Hari Prasad

The Syrian Civil War has become one of the defining international events of the 21^st century. Indeed, the escalating conflict in Syria is one of the worst humanitarian crises of the modern age, contributing to the worst refugee crisis since the end of World War II. The war has also allowed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)—arguabl…