Soon after, the Ba'ath Party established itself as a critic of the perceived ideological inefficiencies of old Syrian nationalism.

In Syrian nationalism, the region is held to be a natural nation and is referred to as the Syrian Fertile Crescent.

Syrian nationalism refers to the nationalism of the region of Syria, or the Fertile Crescent as a cultural or political entity known as "Greater Syria".

Syrian nationalism arose as a modern school of thought in the late 19th century, in conjunction with the Nahda movement, then sweeping the Ottoman-ruled Arab world.

The National Bloc remained the dominant expression of Syrian nationalism, and, when elections were again held in 1943, the bloc helped elect Quwatli president.

There was a French crack-down on Syrian nationalism.

The French filled this power vacuum, dissolving the Syrian Parliament, coming down on Syrian nationalism.

Syrian nationalism and Arab nationalism were supposed to have erased sectarian identities, under the ruling philosophy of the Assad government.

A defined Syrian nationalism could be a bulwark against sectarian chaos, a source of legitimacy and regional stability.

The Ba'ath Party established itself as a critic of what they considered to be the ideological inefficiencies of old Syrian nationalism.