DIIS Policy Brief
Hanging in the balance
Israel’s conflicting interests in the Syrian War
Senior researcher Helle Malmvigexplores Israels’s Syria agenda as part of a DIIS initiative to understand the geopolitics of nonwestern intervention in Syria.
Israel’s activities in Syria have not drawn muchattention due to Israel’s official policy ofneutrality. Yet, over the last couple of years, Israel has stepped up its operations in Syria,targeting Iranian and Hezbollah assets andproviding quiet assistance to the rebels.
DIIS Experts
Photo/illustration by Mads Nissen
Israel’s conflicting interests in the Syrian War
Geopolitics and non-Western Intervention in Syria
