Few studies have addressed the war in Syria, seeking accuracy in description, methodological tools in analysis, and sound logic based on separating as much as possible between the subject and the subject to form a clear picture in the reader's mind and respecting his taste.

The study of the fox and the hedgehog comes within a group of these few studies and adds to it that literary sense, starting with naming the book by this name, through the use of metaphors known to Greek and Roman thought and employed in the field of politics.

The writer, Dr. Aqil Mahfouz, believes that the Syrian event continues to confirm its main character, which is the difficulty of grasping what is happening. It is an uncertain event that is difficult to grasp or grasp in analysis. However, it seems that the author has helped us to a great extent in grasping the broad outlines of the war in Syria by using the metaphor: the fox and the hedgehog!

I am not accustomed to my review of any book I read for my goal to be to summarize it, or to review its chapters, because any reader can do that without reading my review. But I usually aim to read any book to understand its depth and use quotes to study the writer's thought and the message he wanted to convey. This is not without pleasure and difficulty at the same time.

It is also not without the risks of reductionism, because people usually attract what they like based on their taste and not necessarily based on the scientific importance of what they read. However, I will try to combine my taste in choosing the ideas I analyze with the scientific importance that those who read my review of this book may notice.

The fox is smart, it has many ways to reach its prey, its offensive options to reach its victim are many. If the prey is a hedgehog, it gets confused when it pounces on it, because in all the maneuvers it makes, it does not reach the point of devouring it, but rather returns disappointed, with harmful thorns stuck in its nose. Although the hedgehog has nothing but its thorns, they seem effective and a single choice that guarantees the hedgehog's life and reduces the value of the endless options before the fox.

Writer Aqil Mahfouz borrowed the description of the fox and the hedgehog from the British critic and writer Isaiah Berlin to analyze the relationship between the United States and Syria. He sees that there are complex conflict dynamics between the two parties, one of which has many ways to target, while the other has only one effective way, "resistance", and this applies to US policies towards Syria.

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