Syria and Iran
Middle Powers in a Penetrated Regional System
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2014
Summary
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 gover…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138883994 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138883999 |
| Author: | Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Raymond A. Hinnebusch |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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’…well grounded and fluidly written. Syria and Iran inaugurates a research program that is worth pursuing and long overdue.’ - Perspectives on Political Science.
About The Author
Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Anoush Ehteshami is Reader in International Relations at the University of Durham. Raymond A. Hinnebusch is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and International Relations at the University of St. Andrews.
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