Analyzing the Arab League's Approach to the Syrian Crisis and Its Regional Implications (2020-2024)

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1 Master's graduate in political science, Bushehr branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, department of political science, Bushehr branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran. (Corresponding Author)

Abstract
This article examines the Arab League’s approach to the Syrian crisis and its regional consequences in the period 2020-2024. Focusing on the Arab League’s shift from confrontation to re-engagement with the government of Bashar al-Assad, this study analyzes the factors affecting this shift and its regional consequences. The main research question is what factors caused the Arab League’s shift in approach to engagement with the Syrian government in the period 2020-2024, and what consequences did this shift have for the region? The results show that factors such as the subsiding of the civil war, the disappointment of key Arab League countries over the victory of the Syrian government opposition and the stabilization of the Assad government, security concerns arising from terrorist groups, and the continuation of the Syrian refugee crisis in Arab countries neighboring Syria have changed the attitude of Arab League member countries towards re-engagement with the Syrian government in the period 2020-2024. Among the important consequences of this change in approach are, to some extent, the reduction of security threats, the management of Syrian refugees, and the control of arms, drug, and terrorist smuggling from Syria to other parts of the Arab world. This research used a descriptive-analytical method and the data collection method was library and online..

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