The foreign policy of Syria: Goals, capabilities, constraints and options

Itamar Rabinovich

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The foreign policy of Syria: Goals, capabilities, constraints and options

Itamar Rabinovich^*

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Department of Middle Eastern and African History

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-183
Number of pages	9
Journal	Survival
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338208442040
State	Published - 1982

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