Syria, Press Framing, and the Responsibility to Protect

by E Donald Briggs and Tom Pierre Najem

The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbours, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), occurred from the outset and became even more pronounced following President Assad's use of chemical weapons against civilians in August 2013...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771123079
• ISBN13: 9781771123075
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"