@article{2018:feichtinger:hotspot_sy, title = {Hotspot Syrien – konflikttheoretische und -analytische Betrachtungen}, year = {2018}, note = {The complexity of the conflict in Syria is explained by the large number of political and (para)military actors involved and their diverging interests and objectives. This article looks at the war in Syria and the conflict’s domestic, regional and global dimension. Seven different manifestations or forms of warfare illustrate the incomparable combination of conflicts, which can best be understood as the simultaneous outbreak of various wars. In conclusion, five major challenges for Syria are formulated. Despite the territorial losses of the opposition as well as the terror group Islamic State, the root causes of the conflict remain unchanged.}, journal = {S&F Sicherheit und Frieden}, pages = {7--13}, author = {Feichtinger, Walter and Rupp, Jasmina}, volume = {36}, number = {1} }