03203nam 2200709Ia 450 991080621200332120200520144314.01-85567-234-01-134-73020-91-138-88399-91-282-77813-797866127781311-134-73021-70-203-21378-510.4324/9780203213780 (CKB)1000000000254152(EBL)169216(OCoLC)560371976(SSID)ssj0000284652(PQKBManifestationID)11257226(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284652(PQKBWorkID)10261288(PQKB)10895180(Au-PeEL)EBL169216(CaPaEBR)ebr10058207(CaONFJC)MIL277813(OCoLC)958104020(PPN)198458975(MiAaPQ)EBC169216(EXLCZ)99100000000025415219970324d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSyria and Iran middle powers in a penetrated regional system /Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Raymond A. Hinnebusch1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19971 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-136-72426-5 0-415-15675-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-231) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Middle East international relations: a conceptual framework; The foreign policy of Iran; The foreign policy of Syria; The Syrian-Iranian alliance and the struggle for the Middle East; The Shi'a and the struggle for Lebanon; Syria, Iran and the Arab-Israeli peace process; Conclusions: regional middle powers in a penetrated regional system; Appendix: chronology of Syrian-Iranian relations; Bibliography; IndexIt has been the dominant view that both Syria in the 1980's and Iran today have acted as rogue states in the Middle East threatening to upset the stability of the region. In this innovative new study, Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Raymond Hinnebusch show that these two countries have in fact acted in a rational fashion pursuing the aim of containing Western influence. This book demonstrates how Syrian foreign policy resembles the ""rational actor"" model and Iran's rational factions in government guide its diplomacy. Syria and Iran's foreign policies are shown to be conventional ones, of ""real...SyriaHistory20th centurySyriaForeign relationsIranForeign relations1979-1997SyriaPolitics and governmentIranPolitics and government1979-1997327.0956327.5691055Ehteshami Anoushiravan645888Hinnebusch Raymond A594679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806212003321Syria and Iran4016049UNINA