02985oam 2200565I 450 991078890570332120230803201614.01-317-81850-41-315-81898-110.4324/9781315818986 (CKB)3710000000072624(EBL)1573298(SSID)ssj0001175806(PQKBManifestationID)11609437(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001175806(PQKBWorkID)11139842(PQKB)11753909(MiAaPQ)EBC1573298(OCoLC)897460309(EXLCZ)99371000000007262420180706e20141988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Soviet Union and Syria the Asad years /Efraim KarshLondon ;New York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (215 p.)Routledge library editions. Syria ;volume 2"First published in 1988"--T.p. verso.1-138-99812-5 0-415-73497-5 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Cooperation and conflict; The formative years; The October 1973 War; Disengagement; Closing the ranks; 3. Crisis over Lebanon; 4. Towards a bilateral treaty; Reconciliation; November 1977 and after; Towards a Friendship and Cooperation Treaty; 5. From crisis to war; The Syrian-Jordanian crisis; The Soviets and the missile crisis; Prelude to war; War over Lebanon; 6. From Brezhnev to Gorbachev; Chernenko and the SyriansGorbachev: continuity or change?7. Conclusions; A marriage of convenience; Implications for the West; Notes; AppendicesThis Chatham House Paper examines the nature of Soviet relations with Syria, assessing the commitments made and the gains reaped by Moscow and Damascus in the economic, military and political spheres. After discussing Soviet interests in the region in general and with regard to Syria in particular, the author traces the evolution of the relationship between Moscow and its major Middle Eastern ally since Asad came to power in 1970.While the study argues that huge Soviet military aid has intensified the pro-Soviet alignment of Syrian policy, it contends that Asad's perception of his coRoutledge Library Editions: SyriaSoviet UnionForeign relationsSyriaSyriaForeign relationsSoviet UnionSoviet UnionForeign relations1953-1975Soviet UnionForeign relations1975-1985327.4705691Karsh Efraim.451069FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910788905703321The Soviet Union and Syria3764272UNINA