Power and Paranoia in Syria-Iraq Relations: The Impact of Hafez Assad and Saddam Hussain

by Amjed Rasheed

This book examines the perplexing twists and turns in Syria-Iraq relations which since the establishment of modern Syria and Iraq after World War I have zigzagged between cooperation and hostility countless times. It questions why both countries switched regional and international alliances, but never formed one of their own, and assesses the role played by structural forces such as geopolitics, ideology, and regime survival. It also argues that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103238400X
• ISBN13: 9781032384009
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"