Dynamics of an Insurgency. Casts light on the underlying causes and early developments of the civil war.

Dissecting Syria's ongoing insurgency from three perspectives—focusing on missed opportunities during the 2000s, transnational cyberactivism, and the profound impact of a famous Syrian actress's complex loyalties—this casts light on the underlying causes and early developments of the civil war. The book also includes a presidential advisory committee's memorandum to President al-Assad, revealing the telling gap between the president's public claims that the Arab Spring would not spread to Syria and the warnings of brewing troubles that he privately received.