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The Superpowers and the Syrian-Israeli Conflict (Hardcover)
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The Middle Eastern problem is suffused with emotion and ignorance.
It is both good and important to have Cobban's perceptive and cool
dissection of a truly complex issue. Zbigniew Brezezinski
Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies Former
National Security Adviser Middle East analyst Cobban's 'historical
case study of how things were in the Israel-Syria theater during
the years 1978-1989' was largely completed before Iraq's invasion
of Kuwait, but the events of the past year make this book more,
rather than less, relevant. . . . Cobban's focus, then, on these
two heavily armed nations and their superpower relationships could
hardly be more timely. Booklist In the coalition war against Iraq
following its invasion of Kuwait, the participation of Syria in the
U.S.-led coalition and the restraint of Israel were important
elements in the quick and successful conclusion of the war. The
United States' diplomatic and military resolve, as well as the
withdrawal of the Soviet Union from the international arena, helped
put Syria and Israel on the same side in this effort. This was a
surprising development in light of the strained state of
Syrian-Israeli relations in the years leading up to 1990. Helena
Cobban investigates the evolution of the military balance between
Israel and Syria from 1978 through 1990, focusing on the effects of
the close strategic ties that developed between these states and
their respective superpower partners. The fighting in Lebanon in
1982 is closely examined, since it proved to be a key turning point
for Israel and Syria--and for the superpowers parrying for
influence in the Middle East region. After an up-to-the-minute
preface analyzing the effects of the Persian Gulf War on the
Syrian-Israeli relationship, Cobban explores the immunity this area
showed in the late 1980s to diplomatic efforts that were resolving
regional conflicts elsewhere in the world, as well as the
surprising overall stability of this theatre even in the absence of
effective diplomacy. The arsenals of Israel and Syria, now the
preeminent military powers in the Middle East after the defanging
of Iraq, are still formidable. Cobban presents a formula for
careful diplomacy in the 1990s that could lead to a lasting peace.
This book is essential reading for political scientists, students
of military engagements, and others who have an interest in the
worldwide consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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