As Bashar al-Asad rescinds emergency rule in the face of demonstrations and protests, Syria finds itself in a key position in a Middle East beset by regional tensions, the repercussions of the global OCywar on terrorOCO and popular uprisings. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at the core of the state which continues till today under the control of his son Bashar. Here Radwan Ziadeh presents a fresh and penetrating analysis of SyriaOCOs political structure - a ...
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As Bashar al-Asad rescinds emergency rule in the face of demonstrations and protests, Syria finds itself in a key position in a Middle East beset by regional tensions, the repercussions of the global OCywar on terrorOCO and popular uprisings. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at the core of the state which continues till today under the control of his son Bashar. Here Radwan Ziadeh presents a fresh and penetrating analysis of SyriaOCOs political structure - a OCydespoticOCO state monopoly, a bureaucratic climate marked by fear, and the administrative structure through which centralized control is exercised. With a focus on SyriaOCOs intelligence services which have significant influence in legal and policy decisions, and the conditions and patterns of foreign policy decision-making, particularly vis-a-vis the US, 'Power and Policy in Syria' is essential reading for all those interested in Syria, the modern Middle East, International Relations and Security Studies._x000D__x000D_'A masterly study of Syrian politics in the Asad era, written with insight and feeling. Difficult to imagine it will ever be bettered.' - Roger Owen, Harvard University _x000D__x000D_'Radwan Ziadeh brings unique qualifications to this superb study of contemporary Syrian politics. As a scholar-activist, he captures the internal workings of SyriaOCOs reform movements with nuance, detail and insight that are unmatched, bringing to life political currents and trends in Syria that are often opaque to outsiders. This is an important work. It deserves to be widely read.' - Steven Heydemann, Vice President of the United States Institute of Peace, and author of Authoritarianism in Syria
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