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Country Information on Syria. Syria. Syria: A Country Study. Syria (Syrian Arab Republic). Syrian Embassy.
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Provides a country profile, a government contacts list, private sector listings, import-export statistics with the U.S., articles about Syria, and links to related sites.
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Article from the World Factbook with a map and information on the geography, people, government, economy, military and transnational issues.
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Library of Congress web site offers an extensive online report with information on the history, geography, population, social organization, economy, government, foreign relations, security issues, current military structure, Syria and the Middle East conflict, etc. Also offers an internal search feature for the site.
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University of Texas at Austin's Middle East Network Information Center offers extensive links grouped by subject such as Arts and Culture, Business and Economy, Government and Politics, News and Current Events, etc.
Available at: http://www.syrianembassy.org/
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Cobban, Helena. Syria and the Peace: A Good Chance Missed. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College. Strategic Studies Institute, 1997. 40 p. Commins, David Dean. Historical Dictionary of Syria. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1996. 300 p. Contemporary Syria: Liberalization Between Cold War and Cold Peace, edited by Eberhard Kienle. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1994. 187 p. Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook 1999. Alexandria, VA, International Strategic Studies Association, 1999. 1760 p. Dekmejian, R. Hrair. Islam in Revolution: Fundamentalism in the Arab World. 2nd ed. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 1995. 307 p. Foreign Military Markets: Middle East & Africa. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 1 vol. (DMS Market Intelligence Reports) Hydropolitics: Conflicts over Water as a Development Constraint, edited by Leif Ohlsson. Atlantic Highlands, NJ, Zed Books, 1995. 230 p. International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 1999/2000. London, International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1999. 320 p. International Institute for Strategic Studies. Strategic Survey 1998/99. London, International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1998. 288 p. Jane's Sentinel: Eastern Mediterranean. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 1 vol. Ma'oz, Moshe. Syria and Israel: From War to Peacemaking. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1995. 280 p. The Middle East and North Africa 1999. 45th ed. London, Europa, 1998. 1175 p. Political Risk Yearbook 1998: Middle East and North Africa. East Syracuse, NY, PRS Group, 1998. 1 vol. The Politics and Economics of Defense Industries, edited by Efraim Inbar and Benzion Zilberfarb. Portland, OR, Frank Cass, 1998. 225 p. Rabinovich, Itamar. The Brink of Peace: The Israeli-Syrian Negotiations. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1998. 283 p. Reluctant Neighbor: Turkey's Role in the Middle East, edited by Henri J. Barkey. Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press, 1996. 243 p. Russell, Malcolm B. The Middle East and South Asia 1999. 33rd ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post Publications, 1999. 257 p. Shalev, Aryeh. Israel and Syria: Peace and Security on the Golan. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1994. 207 p. (Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, study no. 24) Spencer, William. Global Studies: The Middle East. 7th ed. Guilford, CT, Dushkin/McGraw-Hill , 1998. 244 p. United States. Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1999. Washington, Central Intelligence Agency/Brassey's, 1999. 639 p. Van Dam, Nikolaos. The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and the Ba'th Party. New York, I. B. Tauris, 1996. 228 p. Waldner, David. State Building and Late Development. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1999. 246 p.
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Syria, pp 1424-1431.
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Syria: Sunni Islamism Against Ba'thi Rule, pp 103-118.
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Syria --February 1999 (offers information on the economy, government, budget, military posture, force structure, arms market overview, etc).
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Turkey, Syria and Iraq: A Hydropolitical Security Complex, by Michael Schulz, pp 91-122.
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Syria, pp 147-148.
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The Israeli-Syrian Track, pp 159-162.
The Turkish-Syrian Showdown, pp 163-165.
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Syria (70 page report that includes politics, international affairs, internal and external threats, defence spending, army, air force and navy summaries, economy, etc.).
Book call no.: R 956 J33 1999
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Syria (includes information on recent history, geography, the economy, etc.), pp 967-1010.
Book call no.: R 915.6 M627 45th ed. 1999
Offers a 45 page report with background on Syria's social & economic conditions, political actors, international relationships, sources of power, eighteen months forcasts concerning stability, turmoil, economic problems, etc.
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The Military Industries of the Arab World in the 1990s, pp 165-200 (especially note the section on Syria, pp 187-190).
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Syria and Turkey: Uneasy Relations, pp 113-130.
Water Politics as High Politics: The Case of Turkey and Syria, pp 131-146.
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The Syrian Arab Republic, pp 214-221.
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Syria, pp 132-137.
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Syria, pp 452-454.
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Constructing Coalitions and Building States: Syria, pp 74-94.
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Army War College (U.S.) Strategic Studies Institute. Assad and the Peace Process: The Pivotal Role of Lebanon, by Stephen C. Pelletiere. Carlisle Barracks, PA, February 1995. 44 p. Caldwell, William B. and others. Peacekeeping on the Golan Heights: Assessing U.S. Participation. Carlisle Barracks, PA, John F. Kennedy School of Government. National Security Program, 1996. 52 p. Doran, Michael P. Effects of Governmental Policies on Islamist Movements: A Comparative Case Study of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Algeria. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, 1996. 122 p. Harrod, Timothy D. The Camp David Accords: A Model for a Syrian/Israeli Peace Agreement. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, 1998. 28 p. Nelson, Dana Andrew. Economic Liberalization in Syria: Prospects for Regime Stability and Democratization. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, 1998. 69 p. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Negotiating Peace with Syria: Selected Statements by Rabin and Peres. Washington, June 1995. 18 p. Wilson, Neil F. The Return of the Golan Heights. Fort Leavenworth, KS, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1998. 72 p.
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Atlas, Yedidya. Syria's Stealth Strategy (for terrorism). Insight on the News 15:38-39 June 21, 1999. Ben-Meir, Alon. Israel and Syria: The Search for a "Risk-Free" Peace. Middle East Policy 4, nos.1-2:140-155 September 1995. Ben-Meir, Alon. Peace with Syria First. Middle East Insight 14:17-23 July-August 1999. Ben-Meir, Alon. The U.S. Role to Secure Israeli-Syrian Peace. Strategic Review 27:25-32 Summer 1999. Ben-Meir, Alon. Why Syria Must Regain the Golan to Make Peace. Middle East Policy 5:104-112 September 1997. Blanche, Ed. Syria's Agreement with Iraq Is Opening a New Eastern Front. Jane's Defence Weekly 27:15 June 25, 1997. Butter, David. Time for a Fresh Start. MEED 42:4-5 July 24, 1998. Dadwal, Shebonti R. Syria Continues to Hold the Key to Peace in West Asia. Strategic Analysis 18:127-140 April 1995. Diab, M. Zuhair. Syria's Chemical and Biological Weapons: Assessing Capabilities and Motivations. The Nonproliferation Review 5:104-111 Fall 1997. Duncan, Andrew. A Syrian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Jane's Intelligence Review 8:87-90 February 1996. Emadi, Hafizullah. The 'Infitah' Politics and the Failure of Political Islam in Syria. Contemporary Review 273:290-294 December 1998. Eshel, David. Compromise on the Golan. Jane's Defence Weekly 32:36-37 November 10, 1999. Foster, Charles. Lebanon: The Silent Choice. Contemporary Review 267:183-187 October 1995. Garfinkle, Adam M. Israel's Abiding Troubles in Lebanon. Orbis 41:603-612 Fall 1997. Guner, Serdar. Signalling in the Turkish-Syrian Water Conflict. Conflict Management and Peace Science 16:185-206 Fall 1998. Guner, Serdar. The Turkish-Syrian War of Attrition: The Water Dispute. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 20, no.1:105-116 January-March 1997. Hajjar, Sami G. The Israel-Syria Track. Middle East Policy 6:112-130 February 1999. Hamidi, Ibrahim. Water Rights and Wrongs. Middle East Insight 12:58-61 May-August 1996. Harik, Judith P. Syrian Foreign Policy and State/Resistance Dynamics in Lebanon. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 20:249-265 July-September 1997. Hinnebusch, Raymond A. The Political Economy of Economic Liberalization in Syria. International Journal of Middle East Studies 27:305-320 August 1995. Hinnebusch, Raymond A. Syria: The Politics of Peace and Regime Survival. Middle East Policy 3, no.4:74-87 April 1995. Hof, Frederic C. The Water Dimension of Golan Heights Negotiations. Middle East Policy 5:129-141 May 1997. Jouejati, Murhaf. The Syrian-Iraqi Rapprochement: Is It a Tactical or Strategic Alliance? Middle East Insight 13:5-7 November-December 1997. Karmon, Ely. A Solution to Syrian Terrorism. Middle East Quarterly 6:23-32 June 1999. Kiernan, Peter. Syria's Economic Dilemma. The Middle East No.288:35-37 March 1999. King, John. Paving the Way for Closer Relations (between Syria and Iraq). The Middle East No.258:14-15 July-August 1996. Knudsen, Erik L. United States-Syrian Diplomatic Relations: The Downward Spiral of Mutual Political Hostility (1970-1994). Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 19:55-77 Summer 1996. Lawson, Fred H. Private Capital and the State in Contemporary Syria. Middle East Report 27:8-13 Spring 1997. Lesch, David W. Is Syria Ready for Peace? Obstacles to Integration in the Global Economy. Middle East Policy 6:93-111 February 1999. Lesch, David W. When the Relationship Went Sour: Syria and the Eisenhower Administration. Presidential Studies Quarterly 28:92-107 Winter 1998. Ma'oz, Moshe. From Conflict to Peace? Israel's Relations with Syria and the Palestinians. Middle East Journal 53:393-416 Summer 1999. Melhem, Hisham. Syria Between Two Transitions. Middle East Report 27:2-7 Spring 1997. Mugraby, Muhammad. Lebanon, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary. Middle East Quarterly 5:11-18 March 1998. A New and Bitter Brew in the Middle East. Economist 349:43-44 October 10-16, 1998. Norton, Augustus Richard. Lebanon: With Friends Like These. Current History 96:6-12 January 1997. Olmert, Yossi. A False Dilemma? Syria and Lebanon's Independence During the Mandatory Period. Middle Eastern Studies 32:41-73 July 1996. Olson, Robert. Turkey-Syria Relations since the Gulf War: Kurds and Water. Middle East Policy 5:168-193 May 1997. Omestad, Thomas and others. Here Come the Sons. U.S. News & World Report 126:41-42+ February 22, 1999. Plaut, Steven. The Collapsing Syrian Economy. Middle East Quarterly 6:3-14 September 1999. Robinson, Glenn E. Elite Cohesion, Regime Succession and Political Instability in Syria. Middle East Policy 5:159-179 January 1998. Sorenson, David S. National Security and Political Succession in Syria. Mediterranean Quarterly 9:69-91 Winter 1998. Syria. Military Technology 23, no.1:226-227 (World Defense Almanac 1998-1999) 1999. Syria Engages the World. Middle East Insight 14:27-38 July-August 1999. Syria's Nods and Winks. Economist 352:41-42 July 24-30, 1999. Turkey, Syria and the Kurdish Dilemma. Middle East Insight 14:15-24 January-February 1999. Wyllie, James. Assad's Future Options. Jane's Intelligence Review 8:85-86 February 1996. Wyllie, James and Bruce, James. Syria Finds Itself in a Strategic Quandary. Jane's Intelligence Review 8:462-463 October 1996. Zisser, Eyal. The Succession Struggle in Damascus. Middle East Quarterly 2:57-64 September 1995.
Discusses Syria's future in terms of the succession and the political and economic situation.
Discusses the possibilities for a minimum security measures agreement between Syria and Israel concerning the positioning of their forces in the Golan Heights region.
Discusses the future of Lebanon with Syria biding its time before taking control and Iran challenging Syria's authority.
Examines Israel's situation in southern Lebanon including its efforts to create diplomatic ties with Syria and the factors that could affect those ties.
Examines the linkage between an agreement to the water conflict and Syria's support for the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party).
Examines water issues between Syria and Turkey.
Discusses the Adana agreement signed by Turkey and Syria, Arab reactions, and Israeli options.
"Whether Syria is ready for peace with Israel is not simply an economic question, but one of political economy".
Comments on relations between Turkey and Syria in 1998.
Reviews the political situation in Lebanon since the end of the civil war, Syria's role, and possibilities for the future.
Discusses the aging of many leaders in the Middle East, their potential successors and possible effects on the countries and region. Refers to Libya, Syria, and Jordan.
Offers five short articles covering Syrian business, Syria's relation with the European Union, internet projects, tourism, etc.
Discusses the role of Syria in the peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab nations in the Middle East.
Section offers four articles: Defusing the Turkish-Syrian Crisis, Turkey's Relations with Syria...and Israel, Turkey's Kurdish Question, and PKK on the Move.
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