![]() | Iraqi Migrants in Syria: The Crisis before the Storm Subjects: Iraqis -- Syria; Iraq -- Emigration and immigration; Syria -- Emigration and immigration; Refugees -- Iraq; Refugees -- Syria; Iraq War 2003-2011 -- Refugees; During the decade that preceded Syria's 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq's southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression that characterized the Syrian government. In this volume, Hoffmann offers a richly detailed analysis of this contradiction, shedding light on Syria's domestic and international politics shortly before the outbreak of war. Sophia Hoffmann is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for International and Intercultural Studies at the University of Bremen in Germany. |
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