| ID | 074084 |
| Title Proper | Contrary siblings |
| Other Title Information | Syria, Jordan and the Iraq war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hinnebusch, Raymond ; Quilliam, Neil |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Jordan and Syria, severed parts of the same country, were in many ways 'siblings': their systemic situation, as economically weak small states surrounded by more powerful enemies, was similarly vulnerable; their leaders at the time of the Iraq War were of a similar 'modernising' generation; the identities of their populations were similarly Arab-Islamic. Yet, they followed diametrically opposite policies toward the invasion of Iraq: Jordan bandwagoning with the United States and Syria defying it. This contrary behaviour is explained by their differential experiences of state formation and the differing social forces incorporated and identities institutionalised in Ba'thist Syria and Hashemite Jordan. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 19, No. 3; Sep 2006: p513-528 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol: 19 No 3 |
| Key Words | Iraq War ; Syria ; Jordan |