Topic > The Syrian conflict: the reasons for the instability and...

IntroductionSyria, like many countries before them, such as Libya and Egypt, has become the epicenter of change in the region, allowing other countries to follow in their footsteps. The question being asked is: what are the factors behind the instability in Syria and how does religious conflict within the region have causal relationships with growing instability and border blending due to refugees and the displacement of their citizens ? Considering Syria exclusively, from a sociological point of view serious key factors can be represented regarding stratification, religion and the power held by the elite class, which also constitutes the religious minority. While around 90% of the country is Muslim, 74% are Sunni, who make up the majority of the population and are mostly poor and disadvantaged, while Alawites make up only 12% of the population and hold power in the country. Another factor in Syria's growing instability is the average age of its citizens which is 22 years according to the CIA's global demographic statistics. Leaving the country highly impressionable, leading to extremist political groups and irrational decisions led by charismatic leaders, with such a young nation as Syria it would be difficult to maintain stability, which would probably lead to the all-out civil war that is currently occurring. It has led to a mass exodus of its citizens to escape atrocities committed by both sides, forcing refugees to seek refuge in neighboring countries and estimates put the number of Syrian refugees at over 2 million people (according to the Syrian Refugee Agency). United Nations for Refugees), which has caused its borders to blur with so many displaced citizens seeking refuge, and has imposed a huge burden on Syria's surrounding countries. Unexpectedly... halfway through the document... probably the answer is no, in the sense that there are such divergent opinions on religious ideology that they fuel and generate mutual contempt, so history repeats itself over and over again in the region, and the change supported by United States has only proven to make things worse, for example the results in Iran, when the United States attempted to intervene in the 1970s it created even greater animosity and hatred for the West, causing the country to become reclusive and was invaded by extremist groups and imposing stricter laws based on religious beliefs. With the current increase in conflict across Syria and the exponential growth of refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, it creates a massive drain on economic and natural resources. That over time stability can be maintained and governed on its own without international interventions, such as the events of Iran and Iraq.