Syria. The Profile of a Conflict

The current conflict in Syria between an authoritarian regime and a freedom-hungry population can only be understood if a thorough analysis is made on the background of the conflict. The conditions of Syria's geography, the population density and its ethnic and confessional structure, they all influence to the highest degree the dynamics of the Syria's Arab Spring turned civil-war. Also, a rigid political structure based upon three pillars: The Alawite Minority, The Ba'ath Party and the Military and Security Establishment, explains why the regime played various Syrian social structures against one another until the economic requirements for such a power play were no longer sustainable, leading to a bloody uprising, which end cannot be determined yet, and of which's outcome all Middle East fears.