| Summary/Abstract |
The prolonged turmoil in Syria has several overtones, interpreted through varying dimensions that are mutually overlapping – but also disparate. What is often less discussed is the relevance of pipeline geopolitics, in conflagrating a conflict that sparked up as a mere civil war, just like any other anti-establishment protest across the rest of the Arab world. Notably, the argument over two major proposed pipeline projects is reflected in the continuing carnage engulfing Syria. These are the proposed Iran-Iraq-Syria gas pipeline and the Qatar-Saudi Arabia-Jordan-Syria gas pipeline respectively. The former is often called the Islamic Pipeline.
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