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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457892903321

Autore

Leverett Flynt Lawrence

Titolo

Inheriting Syria [[electronic resource] ] : Bashar's trial by fire / / Flynt Leverett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81277-X

9786610812776

0-8157-0526-3

0-8157-5206-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

320.95691

320.95691090511

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Syria

Electronic books.

Syria Politics and government 2000-

United States Foreign relations Middle East

Middle East Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Syrian paradox -- Hafiz's legacy, Bashar's inheritance -- Bashar and the possibilities of domestic reform -- Bashar and Syria's place in the regional order -- Options and recommendations for U.S. policy -- Appendixes -- Chronology of Bashar al-Asad's presidency, 2000-04 -- The statement of 99 and the statement of 1,000 -- UN Security Council resolution 1559.

Sommario/riassunto

"A detailed analytic portrait of Syria under the Asad dynasty, offering a new strategy for achieving American foreign policy and security objectives in the Middle East, largely independent of the Arab-Israeli peace process"--Provided by publisher.