1st Edition

Syria Under Assad Domestic Constraints and Regional Risks

By Moshe Maoz, Avner Yaniv Copyright 1986
298 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

One of the most striking recent developments in the modern Middle East has been the transformation of Syria under Hafez al-Assad from a weak, vulnerable and internally divided state to a leading regional power. While this is increasingly acknowledged by observers of the Middle Eastern scene , the scholarly discussion of the origins, the scope, the durability and the implications of this change is... Read more

1. The Study of Syria Moshe Ma’oz and Avner Yaniv  Part 1. The Elements of Syrian Power  2. The Emergence of Modern Syria Moshe Ma’oz  3. The Syrian Economy under the Assad Regime Kais Firro  4. The Evolution of Syrian Power, 1948–1984 Zeev Ma’oz  Part 2. Syria and its Neighbours  5. Conflict and Accommodation in Turkish–Syrian Relations David Kushner  6. The Odd Couple: Ba’athist Syria and Khomeini’s Iran Yair Hirschfeld  7. Ideology and Power Politics in Syrian–Iraqi Relations, 1968–1984 Amazia Baram  8. Syria and Jordan: The Politics of Subversion Joseph Nevo  9. Syria and Israel: The Politics of Escalation Avner Yabiv  10. The Changing Prism: Syrian Policy in Lebanon as a Mirror, an Issue and an Instrument Itamar Rabinovich  11. On a Short Leash: Syria and the PLO Moshe Ma’oz and Avner Yaniv  Part 3. Syria and the Superpowers  12. Washington, Damascus and the Lebanon Crisis Yair Evron  13. Moscow, Damascus and the Lebanon Crisis Robert O. Freedman  Part 4. The Syrian Paradox  14. The Syrian Paradox Moshe Ma’oz and Avner Yaniv

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Moshe Maoz, Avner Yaniv