How Bashar al-Asad Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the War on Terror

• In Event: JSS SESSION: New Directions in the Study of Terrorism

Brief Overview

I apply discourse analysis to 261 Arabic-language texts by Bashar al-Asad between 2000 & 2017 to track how Syrian government rhetoric on the question of “terrorism” has changed over time and how Damascus has weaponized "war on terror" rhetoric.

Author

• Sean Lee, American University in Cairo