LEADER 02985oam 2200565I 450 001 9910800159903321 005 20230803201614.0 010 $a1-317-81850-4 010 $a1-315-81898-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315818986 035 $a(CKB)3710000000072624 035 $a(EBL)1573298 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001175806 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11609437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001175806 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11139842 035 $a(PQKB)11753909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573298 035 $a(OCoLC)897460309 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000072624 100 $a20180706e20141988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Soviet Union and Syria $ethe Asad years /$fEfraim Karsh 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. Syria ;$vvolume 2 300 $a"First published in 1988"--T.p. verso. 311 $a1-138-99812-5 311 $a0-415-73497-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 Syrians 327 $aGorbachev: continuity or change?7. Conclusions; A marriage of convenience; Implications for the West; Notes; Appendices 330 $aThis Chatham House Paper examines the nature of Soviet relations with Syria, assessing the commitments made and the gains reaped by Moscow and Damascus in the economic, military and political spheres. After discussing Soviet interests in the region in general and with regard to Syria in particular, the author traces the evolution of the relationship between Moscow and its major Middle Eastern ally since Asad came to power in 1970.While the study argues that huge Soviet military aid has intensified the pro-Soviet alignment of Syrian policy, it contends that Asad's perception of his co 410 0$aRoutledge Library Editions: Syria 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zSyria 607 $aSyria$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$y1953-1975 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$y1975-1985 676 $a327.4705691 700 $aKarsh$b Efraim.$0451069 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800159903321 996 $aThe Soviet Union and Syria$93876986 997 $aUNINA