The Syrian Conflict by Ghaidaa Hetou - 9781041047353

The Syrian ConflictThe Role of Russia, Iran and the US in a Global Crisis\nAuthor(s): Ghaidaa Hetou\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041047353, 978-1041047353\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the global impact of the Syrian conflict, and the roles of Russia, Iran and the United States in its wake. This second edition examines the future of the region post the fall of the Assad regime and what it means for the various actors in the region, principally Russia, Iran, Israel, and the United States. The book challenges the conventional scholarship to show how non-democratic states such as Russia, Iran and China exhibit a consistent strategic intent in their foreign policy-making; underlines the convergence of Syrian foreign policy with Russias (the USSR before 1989) and Irans regional outlook post-1979 andtakes stock of the shifts in the US foreign policy in the Middle East and North America (MENA) in light of new realit.