Christopher Phillips is Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London and Associate Fellow at Chatham House. His latest book, The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the new Middle East, is on sale now.     https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/christopher-phillips/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:16:23 +0000 Christopher Phillips https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/10/what-trump-means-for-syria-unknown-unknowns https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/10/what-trump-means-for-syria-unknown-unknowns Despite the perception that he is an isolationalist, President-Elect Donald Trump said very little about Syria during his campaign, but what he did say is cause for alarm. Christopher Phillips, an expert on Syria, looks at the possible repercussions.