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Syria and Iran : middle powers in a penetrated regional system / Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Raymond A. Hinnebusch

Ehteshami, Anoushiravan, 1958- ; Hinnebusch, Raymond, 1946-

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997

Online Ressource (ix, 238 p.)

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-231) and index. - Description based on print version record

Erscheint auch als: Ehteshami, Anoushiravan : Syria and Iran. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-203-21378-0 ; 0-203-21378-5 ; 978-0-415-15675-2 ; 0-415-15675-0 ; 978-1-134-73021-6 (electronic bk.); 1-134-73021-7 (electronic bk.)

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OCoLC: 560371976 (aus SWB)     

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LOC-SH: Syria -- History -- 20th century ; Syria -- Foreign relations ; Iran -- Foreign relations -- 1979-1997 ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Iran -- Syria ; Syria -- Foreign relations ; Iran -- Foreign relations -- 1979-1997 ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 ; Syria -- History -- 20th century

Electronic books / History ; Iran ; Syria ; Politics and government ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Diplomatic relations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; International ; History

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Middle East international relations: a conceptual framework; The foreign policy of Iran; The foreign policy of Syria; The Syrian-Iranian alliance and the struggle for the Middle East; The Shi'a and the struggle for Lebanon; Syria, Iran and the Arab-Israeli peace process; Conclusions: regional middle powers in a penetrated regional system; Appendix: chronology of Syrian-Iranian relations; Bibliography; Index.

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It has been the dominant view that both Syria in the 1980s and Iran today have acted as rogue states in the Middle East threatening to upset the stability of the region. In this innovative new study, Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Raymond Hinnebusch show that these two countries have in fact acted in a rational fashion pursuing the aim of containing Western influence.This book demonstrates how Syrian foreign policy resembles the ""rational actor"" model and Iran's rational factions in government guide its diplomacy. Syria and Iran's foreign policies are shown to be conventional ones, of ""real