The sudden fall of the Assad regime may mean the final nail in the coffin for Syria’s borders as they have existed since the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916. An Alawite state may be in the offing. The Syrian Civil War has fundamentally reshaped the country’s geopolitical landscape, creating conditions for fragmentation and the emergence of … Fortsett å lese The fall of Assad: Prospects for a New Alawite State in Syria