What actors have served as mediators in efforts to promote a negotiated settlement? What interests do they represent?

  

The paper should be a minimum of twelve pages of text. This page count does not include the cover page
or reference list.
The essay should discuss the following items regarding the Syrian civil war:

What actors have served as mediators in efforts to promote a negotiated settlement? What
interests do they represent?

What have been some of the major challenges associated with promoting a negotiated settlement?

What would you suggest are the most effective means of peacefully resolving the conflict? How
would you structure the government of the post-war state to foster an enduring peace?

The strongest papers will incorporate concepts and theories from the class meaningfully and extensively.
Essays that fail to cite and discuss material from the class will not receive a passing grade.
Papers must use at least seven research resources that were not assigned in class. Only university press
books and academic journal articles will count towards these seven required items.
While they will not count toward meeting the research requirement, students are encouraged to use
newspapers and other reliable sources for information about the Syrian conflict.
Sources that are found solely online (such as Wikipedia and Huffington Post) and biased sources (such as
government websites) should not be cited in papers. If you have doubts about whether a potential source
would be acceptable or not, please ask me.
Essays are required to use the Chicago Manual of Style’s author-date citation format. Also must use theories from class textbook: DeRouen, Karl. 2015. An Introduction to Civil Wars. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.