This book explores the global impact of the Syrian conflict, and the roles of Russia, Iran and the US in its wake. This second edition examines the future of the region post the fall of the Assad regime and what it means for the various actors in the region, principally Russia, Iran, Israel and the US.The book:challenges the conventional scholarship to show how non-democratic states such as Russia, Iran and China exhibit a consistent strategic intent in their foreign-policy-making;underlines the convergence of Syrian foreign policy with Russia’s (the USSR before 1989) and Iran’s regional outlook post-1979;takes stock of the shifts in the US foreign policy in MENA in light of new realities.Drawing on detailed fieldwork and archival material, including National Security Archival documents, this book is a tour de force in understanding global politics and contemporary history. It will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, political theory, foreign policy, Middle East studies, and peace and conflict studies.
This book explores the global impact of the Syrian conflict, and the roles of Russia, Iran and the US in its wake. This second edition examines the future of the region post the fall of the Assad regime and what it means for the various actors in the region, principally Russia, Iran, Israel and the US.
Chapter 1: Introduction: Syria against all odds
Chapter 2: Resisting the powerful: Iran and Syria post-1979
Chapter 3: The onset of the Syrian crisis and Irans role
Chapter 4: Russia and Syria since 1956: An alliance built on defiance
Chapter 5: Russias intervention in Syria
Chapter 6: Russia, China and Iran: A changing world order
Chapter 7: The United States: Implications of new realities in MENA
Chapter 8: Managing China and Russia
Chapter 9: After the Fall, Syrias Post-Assad Transition and Future Prospects
Ghaidaa Hetou is an academic and researcher focusing on MENA security, foreign policy, and political economy. She writes on MENA states grand strategies, middle powers, geopolitics, political economy, and political risk analysis. She is a lecturer at Stockon University and the founder of iStrategic LLC, a political risk analysis firm based in New Jersey, USA.
