Forging Peace in Damascus: On International Aid, Localized Elite Bargaining, and Insider Mediators

Scholarship identified the present and future of war as increasingly characterized by urbanization and political-economic actors that Western international assistance defines as ‘illicit’, ‘illiberal’ or ‘criminal’. This article asks how Western international assistance could and should shape war-to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merve Kania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LSE Press 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Illicit Economies and Development
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Online Access:https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/65