Author: Eyal Zisser
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Languages : en
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Author: Eyal Zisser
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Author: Ali R. Kuğu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781423555254
Category : Democratization
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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The collapse of the Eastern Bloc and Soviet Union marked the end of a painful era in history. As the 20th century draws to a close, mankind is busy establishing a common world in which nations can understand each other more easily than in the Cold War. Peace, democracy, and free market economy are the cornerstones of this new order. However, Syria is still anti-democratic, economically backward and a conflict-prone state. The main thesis of this work is that Syrian political and strategic culture is one of the major obstacles to Syria's transformation into a democratic, peaceful and prosperous country. The most immediate problem faced by Syria is the urgency for liberalization at home and peace in the region. However, President Hafiz al-Asad's personal way of thinking, the Ba'th ideology, and the political system all impede Syria from undergoing necessary structural transformations and concluding the Middle East peace process with a viable peace agreement. This is because liberalization and peace put the survival of Asad's dictatorship at stake. As a result, it is plausible to argue that Syria will not be a partner of the new world order as long as Asad or his clique remains in power.

Author: Eyal Ziser
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814796979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Hafez al-Asad (d. 2000) ruled Syria for 30 of its 55-year history as a modern state. Zisser (Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African studies, Tel Aviv U.) offers a balanced view of Asad's role in elevating Syria to a stable, major Middle East player but with a legacy of authoritarianism and struggles over succession. Includes maps of Syria's frontier with Israel and Lebanon. c. Book News Inc.

Author: David W. Lesch
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ISBN: 9780300109917
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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An account of contemporary Syria, its extraordinary leader, and its current and future place in the Middle East.

Author: Patrick Seale
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 586

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Levensbeschrijving van de Syrische president (geb. 1930) met veel informatie over de gebeurtenissen in het Midden-Oosten en zijn visie daarop

Author: Ronen A. Cohen
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739176668
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303

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Upheavals in the Middle East: The Theory and Practice of a Revolution engages with some of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East—revolutions and social protests. The book offers theoretical paradigms that suit the Middle East’s conditions—culturally, religiously and historically. It deals with seventeen case studies from a range of Muslim and Arab states and provides a theoretical framework to study other situations all over the world, including cases from the recent Arab Spring. Revolution, as political action, can occur in all societies, but in recent years it has appeared most frequently in the Middle East. Will this trend continue? What makes the Middle Eastern revolution unique and surprising? This book seeks to answer these questions, placing side by side those cases that were successful and those that were doomed to fail.

Author: Carsten Wieland
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ISBN: 9781614570011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Tackling politics, society, religion, and economy, this book explores the 11 years of Asad's rule between the clampdown on Damascus Spring in 2001 and the challenge of escalating street protests in the wake of the Arab Spring in 2011 and 2012.

Author: Patrick Seale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781850420613
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
Languages : en
Pages : 522

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Author: Asher Susser
Publisher: The Moshe Dayan Center
ISBN: 9789652240798
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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The relative weakness of the Arab state system and the spread of radical Islam threaten to undermine the cohesion of some key Arab states. How are they coping with these challenges? To what extent are their efforts succeeding in maintaining cohesion of the Arab States? This work seeks to examine these crucial questions.