Lawson, Fred Haley,  1952- <br/><br/>
Global security watch--Syria / 
 Syria 
Fred H. Lawson. 
 - 194 pages :  map ;  24 cm. 
 - Global security watch .
 - Global security watch series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Political-economic transformation in Ba'thi Syria -- 2: Syria's contemporary political economy -- 3: Vicissitudes of Syria's Islamist movement -- 4: Popular uprising and regime response -- 5: Syria's relations with Israel, the Palestinians, and Lebanon -- 6: Syria's relations with Iran, Turkey, and Iraq -- 7: Syria's relations with the United States, the Soviet Union, and Russia -- Appendix A: Chronology -- Appendix B: Documents -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> "In this insightful work, a noted expert goes behind the headlines to examine the complexities of Syrian politics and their impact on the modern world. Beginning with an overview of political and economic change after 1963 when the Ba'th Party came to power, the book focuses on developments in Syria since Bashar al-Assad assumed the presidency in 2000. It probes the evolution of the Islamist opposition and the course of the popular uprising that broke out in 2011 and explores Syria's multilayered relations with Israel, Turkey, Iran, Russia, and the United States. Readers will see why rebellion in Syria has taken a much different path from movements that overturned autocratic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen. They will also come away with a more nuanced understanding of the pivotal role Syria plays in both the Arab-Israeli conflict and inter-Arab relations, as well as the confluence of domestic challenges and foreign threats that make Syria the most vulnerable state in the contemporary Middle East."--Publisher's description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313359576 0313359571 031335958X 9780313359583 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012035439 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Since 1971 <br/>1900-talet <br/>2000-talet 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>HISTORY--General.--Middle East<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--General.<br/>Diplomatic relations.<br/>Politics and government<br/>Strategic aspects of individual places.<br/><br/><br/>Sicherheitspolitik.<br/>Politischer Konflikt.<br/>Politik.<br/>Internationella relationer.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Syria--Strategic aspects.<br/>Syria--Foreign relations--1971-<br/>Syria--Politics and government--2000-<br/>Syria.<br/>Syrien.<br/>Syria--foreign policy--internal politics--political reforms--strategy--government.<br/>Syrien.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS98.6  / .L39 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.9104/2