Power and Policy in Syria Intelligence Services, Foreign Relations and Democracy in the Modern Middle East |
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| Author:
| Ziadeh, Radwan |
| Series title: | Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84885-434-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
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| Imprint: | Tauris Academic Studies |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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In an unstable Middle East, beset by regional tensions and repercussions of the global war on terror, Syria is a key player. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at the core of the state which continues till today under the control of his son Bashar. Here Radwan Ziadeh presents a fresh and penetrating analysis of Syria's political structure -- a ""despotic"" state monopoly, a bureaucratic climate marked by fear, and the...
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In an unstable Middle East, beset by regional tensions and repercussions of the global war on terror, Syria is a key player. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at the core of the state which continues till today under the control of his son Bashar. Here Radwan Ziadeh presents a fresh and penetrating analysis of Syria's political structure -- a ""despotic"" state monopoly, a bureaucratic climate marked by fear, and the administrative structure through which centralized control is exercised. With a focus on Syria's intelligence services which have significant influence in legal and policy decisions, and the conditions and patterns of foreign policy decision-making, particularly vis-à-vis the US, Power and Policy in Syria is essential reading for all those interested in Syria, the modern Middle East, International Relations and Security Studies.