Power and Policy in Syria

ISBN: 9781780762906 出版年：2012 页码：241 Radwan Ziadeh Bloomsbury Publishing

As Bashar al-Asad rescinds emergenface of demonstrations and protests, Syria finds itself in a key positiEast beset by regional tensions, the repercussions of the global 'war on terror' and popular uprisings. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at tstate which continues till today under the control of his son BashaZiadeh 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-a-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.