Syria and Iran :: middle powers in a penetrated regional system /

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...

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1. Verfasser: Ehteshami, Anoushiravan
Weitere Verfasser: Hinnebusch, Raymond A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 238 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.
ISBN:9780203213780
0203213785
9780415156752
0415156750
9781134730216
1134730217
1138883999
9781138883994
1282778137
9781282778139
9786612778131
661277813X