| ID | 114962 |
| Title Proper | Syria and its Neighbours |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hokayem, Emile |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Syria's neighbours have grown used to the resilience and surprising longevity of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Bashar owes much to the attainment by his father Hafez al-Assad of three strategic goals: consolidating internal authority, turning Syria's difficult geography (bordered by powerful or volatile states) into a source of regional relevance and turning its limited qualities of power into an appearance of strength. Today, with internal unrest and incipient civil war, this strategic stability is in jeopardy; the country is exposed to external predatory ambitions, sectarian-fuelled intervention and attempts to change its strategic orientation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.7-14 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.7-14 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Neighbours ; Bashar al-Assad ; Sunni Regime ; Turkey ; International Diplomatic Efforts |