Year : 2023, Volume : 27, Issue : 4
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Print ISSN : 0971-8052. Online ISSN : 0974-0937. Published online : 2023  13.

Legacy and securitisation in the Syria crisis a content analysis of Hassan Nasrallah’s speeches

Alrasheed Rashed, Al-Shamli Khalid Amur Salim

Online Published on 13 February, 2024.

Abstract

After the Arab Spring took place in Syria in 2011, the relationship between the rulers and the ruled across the region became increasingly strained. In a fractious relationship, several opposition groups sought to overthrow the regime in Syria, as a consequence of a perceived lack of religious legitimacy. The Lebanese Hezbollah policies towards the Syrian crisis have been impacted by ideological variables, regional balance, Arab community structures, and geo-strategic factors. In the same context, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanese Hezbollah delivered speeches to secure the survival of the Axis of Resistance. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the objects of threat and the legacies which were used in securitisation in the Syrian crisis. This study has shown that legacy could facilitate the securitisation of Israel, USA, ISIS, and Sunni groups in Syria and generate suitable circumstances to move the Axis of Audience Resistance.

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