Commanding Syria
Bashar al-Asad and the first years in power
by Eyal Ziser
"When Basher al-Asad became President of Syria in June 2000, he had a tough act to follow. A quiet, unassuming opthalmologist, trained in Britain, young Asad was successor to his dynamic, wily father Hafiz, who had consolidated power in his ethnically diverse and politically restive state through personal charisma, brute force and political balancing acts. Now, some years after Basher's succession and with mounting international pressure for political and economical reform, his handling of the issues facing Syria raises serious questions for the future stability of the Middle East. This is the first major work on Basher al-Asad. It assesses the durability of Hafiz's legacy, including the influence of the old power-brokers, the effectiveness of Basher's attempts to move away from his father's shadow, and prospects for reform. Above all, it evaluates Basher's continuing hold on power following Syria's humiliating retreat from Lebanon in Spring 2005."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Commanding Syria: Bashar al-Asad and the first years in power
2007, Tauris, Distributed in the US by Palgrave Macmillan
in English
1845111532 9781845111533
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Bishshār al-Asad: al-sinuwāt al-ʹāwalá fī al-ḥakim : Aʻrif kayfa yufakkir al-Isrāʾīlīyūn Bāsim al-ab
2005, Maktabat Madbūlī
in Arabic
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