Syria's break-up will destabilise region for years
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- Iraq
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Still-born nations
- Neo-Ottoman nightmare
- The shape of fragmentation
- Obstacles to federalism
- Deep-seated rivalries
- Population exchanges
- Economic decentralisation
- The Druze
- The Kurds
- Regional consequences
- Iran
- Iraq
- Hezbollah
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- Jordan
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_350.jpg "Syrian refugees wave a flag during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Amman (Reuters/Muhammad Hamed)")