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Won't you be my neighbor : Syria, Iraq and the changing strategic context in the Middle East /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simon, Steven
Corporate Author: United States Institute of Peace
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, March 2009.
Series:Working paper (United States Institute of Peace) ; 10.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Diplomatic history.
Syria > Politics and government > 2000-
Syria > Foreign relations > Iraq.
Iraq > Foreign relations > Syria.
Syria > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Syria.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111949
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Syrian-Iraqi rapprochement
  • Syrian domestic politics
  • Refugees
  • The Iraqi opposition movement
  • The Kurds
  • The Syrian economy: a mixed picture
  • Trade with Iraq
  • Oil
  • Syrian interests
  • Syria and the neighborhood
  • Damascus's relations with Washington
  • Jihadists and border security
  • Al-Qaida
  • Arab-Israeli peace process
  • Lebanon
  • Sanctions
  • U.S. support for Syrian opposition groups
  • Conclusion.