Barry Rubin
THE TRUTH ABOUT
SYRIA
By Barry Rubin
Palgrave-Macmillan,
2007
Among the biggest
world problems and greatest threats are terrorism, radical Islamism, and
Middle East
crises. Among its greatest challenges are the
Iraq
issue, the growing power of
Iran
, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. In all of these issues,
Syria
plays
a central role; in
most of them it is one of the greatest or the number-one obstacle. Today,
Syria
sponsors terrorist groups that attack the
United States
,
Iraq
,
Israel
, and
Lebanon
.
Syria
is also central to
America
’s current role in the world, the dangers it faces, and the wars that engage
it. This book provides a comprehensive explanation of
Syria
’s regime, interests, policies, and society. In turn,
Syria
provides a model for understanding the Arab and Muslim worlds today.
While the Syrian
regime poses as being desirous of peace and engagement with the West, in fact
its institutions, ideology, propaganda, and activities go in the exact
opposite direction. To survive, the minority-dominated, dictatorial, and
economically incompetent government needs radicalism, control over
Lebanon
, regional instability, anti-Americanism, and using
Israel
as a scapegoat.
The Truth About Syria
explains how the country has run; how it tries to attack
U.S.
interests; and why the regime is incapable of another type of policy.
Barry Rubin has been
a writer and analyst on the
Middle East
for more than 30 years. He was written 23 books and edited an additional 32
books on the Middle East and
U.S.
foreign policy. Dr. Rubin is director of the Global Research in International
Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of
International Affairs (MERIA) Journal, the world’s largest journal on
the region.
ISBN
- 10: 1-4039-8273-2; ISBN-13: 978-10439-8273-5.
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