Syria's Relations with Iran: Managing the Dilemmas of Alliance

From: The Middle East Journal | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Lawson, Fred H | Copyright information

Syria's relations with Iran illustrate the importance of what Glenn Snyder calls the "alliance dilemma." Efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership with Tehran have had a direct impact on Damascus's policies toward regional rivals. Nevertheless, the connection between the alliance game and the adversary game is not as straightforward as one might think. Whenever one ally adopts a posture of moderate hostility toward an adversary, the other is likely to engage in initiatives that might en...

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