What is the worst-case scenario outcome in Syria, and how will it affect the rest of the Middle East?

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What is the worst-case scenario outcome in Syria, and how will it affect the rest of the Middle East?

Syria has been mired in deadly strife since March 2011 and the outlook for resolving what is now a full blown civil war looks increasingly dire. The worst case outcome for Syria is one whereby the country fragments and becomes a failed state in which the Damascus government no longer controls its own territory. Under such a scenario, the glue holding the country together comes unstuck.

by Council on Foreign Rel... / 1h http://www.cfr.org/syria/worst-case-scenario-outcome-syria-affect-rest-middle-east/p30882?cid=rss-fullfeed-what_is_the_worst_case_scenari-060713&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cfr_main+%28CFR.org+-+Main+Site+Feed%29