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Gorund based air defence (GBAD) update / Donaldson, Peter

Donaldson, Peter	Journal Article
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2013.

Key Words

NATO ; Syria ; BMD ; Vladimir Putin ; Short Range Air Defence ; Bashar Al Assad ;
Ground Based Air Defence ; Air Command and Control System

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ID: 129379

Pakistan's secret Santa / Ali, Mahir

Ali, Mahir	Journal Article
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2014.

Key Words

Israel ; Iran ; Syria ; Saudi Arabia ; Oil Reserves ; Barack Obama ;
Sunni ; Nawaz Sharif ; Military Dictatorship ; Netanyahu ; Riyadh ; Bashar Al Assad ;
Selling Weapons ; Khoemini ; Pakistan - 1967-1977

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ID: 165215

Pax Syriana: the staying power of bashar al assad / Alam, Kamal

Kamal Alam	Journal Article
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The staying power of Bashar al Assad and the ability of his state to outplay their regional and international enemies have come as a surprise to many. Rather than just the Russians and Iranians being responsible for this there was a coherent strategy to win back not just the territory but also the alliances that it temporarily lost during the course of this war. And unlike Saddam after the first gulf war, Bashar al Assad is already remerging fast as a regional player again. Veteran diplomats such as Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski had cautioned against a fight against Assad, so had seasoned academics such as David Lesch and Patrick Seale. Whilst many experts had predicted the fall of Assad within weeks in 2011 a careful reading of the Lebanese war and Syrian regional policy would act as the best guide to answer how Assad has managed to stay in power despite all the odds. A combination of his father's legacy and regional alliances has helped him a great deal. The ethnic and sectarian fault lines of Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey and Palestine have all contributed to his success including receiving support from virtually all stake holders of relevant neighbours such as the Shia and Christian of Lebanon, the Palestinian factions, the Alevi and Arabs of Turkey, the Sunni or Iraq. An ability to divide his opponents both on the battlefield and diplomatic table was the main factor that turned the tide in favour of Assad along with the obvious military support from Russia and Iran, but also by key Arab states such as Egypt and Algeria.

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Diplomacy ; Syria ; Sectarianism ; Syrian Army ; Bashar Al Assad ; Syrian Civil War ;
Hafez al Assad

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ID: 114361

Syrian conundrum and flawed western agenda / Bansal, Alok

Bansal, Alok	Journal Article
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2012.

Key Words

United States ; Proxy War ; Syria ; Al Qaeda ; Arab League ; Western Agenda ;
Bashar Al Assad ; Civil War

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