The War in Syria: Lessons for the West
The War in Syria: Lessons for the West Editors: Andis Kudors, Artis Pabriks The Centre for East European Policy Studies University of Latvia Press Rīga, 2016 The project was implemented with the support of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group at the European Parliament and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Co-Editors: Andis Kudors, Artis Pabriks Assistant to the editor: Anna Lasmane Authors of the articles: Henri J. Barkey, Māris Cepurītis, Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Julian Lindley-French, Malte Gaier, Mehmet Hecan, Michael Kofman, Andis Kudors, Artis Pabriks, Katharina Senge, Liz Wahl, Rafał Zgryziewicz Layout: Ieva Tiltiņa Cover design: Agris Dzilna © Henri J. Barkey, Māris Cepurītis, Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Julian Lindley-French, Malte Gaier, Mehmet Hecan, Michael Kofman, Andis Kudors, Artis Pabriks, Katharina Senge, Liz Wahl, Rafał Zgryziewicz, 2016 © The Centre for East European Policy Studies, 2016 ISBN 978-9934-18-119-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Artis Pabriks Foreword 5 Andis Kudors Introduction 11 Part I: Lessons Learned: European Union Malte Gaier, Katharina Senge The Syrian Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the European Union — A German Perspective 17 Julian Lindley-French Can Europe Apply Grand Strategy to Grand Tragedy? 35 Part II: Lessons Learned: USA Henri J. Barkey The US and the Syrian Experience: Some Lessons 53 Michael Kofman US and Russia in Syria’s War: Cooperation and Competition 65 Part III: Lessons Learned: The Propaganda War Rafal Zgryziewicz Daesh Strategic Communications 89 Liz Wahl Russia’s Propaganda on the War in Syria
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