Assad And The Peace Process

Author : Alasdair Drysdale
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 13 : 9780876091050
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syria and the Middle East Peace Process written by Alasdair Drysdale and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 1991 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Syria and the Middle East Peace Process, Alasdair Drysdale and Raymond A. Hinnebusch, two noted Middle East scholars, present the first detailed examination of Syria's role in the long struggle for an Arab-Israeli peace. They paint a surprising portrait of a county whose power is out of proportion to its size, economy, and resources. They explore the reasons behind this phenomeno most importantly, the Machiavellian brilliance of its leader, Hafez al-Asad. The authors address the origins of the Asad regime, Syrias strategy toward its Arab neighbors, its conflict with Israel, and the history of its relationships with the Soviet Union and the United States. The authors argue forcefully that Syrian involvement is vital in an effort to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Author : Stephen C. Pelletiere
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428914234
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assad and the Peace Process: The Pivotal Role of Lebanon written by Stephen C. Pelletiere and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen C. Pelletiere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781463700584
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assad and the Peace Process written by Stephen C. Pelletiere and published by . This book was released on 1995-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is waiting for peace in the Middle East. At present the possibility of a settlement is delayed by differences between Israel and Syria. The two are far apart on how to solve one of the thornier problems of the negotiations--the eventual status of the Golan Heights. That Syria's President Assad and Israel's Prime Minister Rabin should find themselves in disagreement is not unusual-- Israel and Syria have been enemies for years. But that Assad should be able to hold out against Israeli power is quite extraordinary. Assad has played an extremely astute game of diplomatic intrigue against the Israelis, with successes far beyond anything one might have imagined. This study shows how the Syrian was able to improve his originally weak position in the peace talks by exploiting crisis conditions in Lebanon. Assad's major weapon against the Israelis has been the guerrilla group Hizbollah. The author claims that the fact that a small group of guerrillas could have such an enormous impact in this international drama reveals changed power relations in the strategic Middle East.

Author : Daniel Pipes
Publisher : Daniel Pipes
ISBN 13 : 0944029647
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syria Beyond the Peace Process written by Daniel Pipes and published by Daniel Pipes. This book was released on 1996 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen C. Pelletiere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781482301038
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assad and the Peace Process: the Pivotal Role of Lebanon written by Stephen C. Pelletiere and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syrian President Hafez Assad has established himself as the virtual arbiter of the peace process; whether the process succeeds or fails to a large extent depends on him. Given the difficulties that Assad confronted when the talks first began 4 years ago, it is extraordinary that he has been able to maneuver himself into this position. This study attempts to show how he did it, and, in the process, clarify the realities of power in the Middle East. According to the author, with the coming of groups like Hizbollah the Middle East power balance has changed, and U.S. policymakers need to appreciate this fact if they are not to be overwhelmed by the new situation that has come into being. At the start of the peace process Israel appeared to be holding all of the cards, and thus saw itself under no compulsion to make accommodations to its enemies. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Israel's main antagonist, Syria, was bereft of international support; it could not look to Moscow to bolster its weak position. Along with that, Syria could not hope to coerce the Israelis by holding out the threat of resumed hostilities. After Egypt had concluded a separate peace with the Jewish state, Syria's ability to make war was severely compromised. Given this situation (Syria's loss of Soviet patronage and its inability to play the war card), the peace process appeared, from the Israelis' standpoint, to be a win-win situation. However it has not evolved that way. It is now apparent that it is Tel Aviv, not Damascus, that is most anxious for a settlement; the Israeli government is the one that is importuning the United States to move the talks along.1 Assad has held back, refusing to cooperate unless and until he can obtain his minimum requirement. Assad wants the Golan Heights back (after Damascus lost it to Israel in 1967). Israel's leaders are loath to hand it over--at least all at once. They have hinted that they might be willing to return it incrementally (the Israeli Defense Force [ IDF] could make staged withdrawals from the Heights over a period of, say, 3-8 years). That, for Assad, is not good enough; he wants an almost immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces. The maximum waiting period that he is willing to entertain is 1 year. Assad's position is that Syrian sovereignty must be reestablished over the Heights by the close of 1995. Where did Assad get the idea that he could hold out like this?

Author : Alasdair Drysdale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780608020075
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syria and the Middle East Peace Process written by Alasdair Drysdale and published by . This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. Deeb
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781403962485
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syria’s Terrorist War on Lebanon and the Peace Process written by M. Deeb and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study demonstrates that Syria's role in the Middle East has been, since 1974, an unabated terrorist war against all attempts to resolve peacefully the Arab-Israeli conflict. Marius Deeb provides evidence that Syria's role in Lebanon, since 1975, has been to perpetuate the conflict among the various Lebanese communities in order to keep its domination of Lebanon.

Author : Helena Cobban
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428913564
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syria and the Peace: A Good Chance Missed written by Helena Cobban and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Aryeh Shalev
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429710860
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israel And Syria written by Aryeh Shalev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that the strategic importance of the Golan Heights lies in three spheres: defense, deterrence, and bargaining asset. It examines security arrangements that are a crucial element for Israel's security and for the prevention of war with Syria during the transition period.

Author : Itamar Rabinovich
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691242070
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syrian Requiem written by Itamar Rabinovich and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Syrian crisis is not over yet but the period of full-fledged civil war in that country appears to be drawing to a close, and it is now possible to view this calamity with some perspective. This short book will address the following questions about the conflict: How and why did quiet demonstrations in Southern Syria develop into a brutal civil war? Why did the political opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad remain weak and divided? How did radical Jihadi Islamists take over the main military opposition to the Syrian regime? How did the Syrian conflict become a main arena of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry? What explains the ambivalent Western attitude towards the Syrian rebellion? How did US policy under the Obama administration evolve and why did both Obama and Trump decide not to make a major investment in it? How stable is the status quo? And how could the conflict re-erupt in a different form? According to Rabinovitch, the Syrian regime and its supporters (including the Russians and the Iranians) have indeed emerged as victors, but it's a limited victory at best. The Syrian state under Assad controls only about 60 percent of the national territory and the potential for renewed violence is considerable. Assad's continued survival has come at the cost of deep dependency on Iran and Russia; his is now, arguably, a vassal state. This means that the country will remain in crisis for the foreseeable future, even if the full-scale civil war phase has come to an end. In his last chapter, Rabinovich will recommend policy options for the U.S"--