Abstract
The story of Syria during the Six-Day War is the story of a state whose leadership was young, inexperienced, reckless, and radical; it sowed fire and reaped a firestorm. For a while the war seemed as a turning point in the history of Syria since it led to the rise of Hafiz al-Asad, who gave his country political stability that enabled him to turn it into a powerful and esteemed state at home and abroad. However, the Asad’s era was marked by freeze, stagnation and the maintenance of the status quo which became the essence of the Syrian regime’s policies and course of action not only vis-à-vis Israel, but also in its activity domestically, whether in the social, political, or economic sphere. The ultimate result, as this article argues, was the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in March 2011, which demonstrated that the appearance of stability and strength projected by the regime was a false facade.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 545-558 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Oct 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geography, Planning and Development
- History
- Earth-Surface Processes