Jeremy M. Sharp
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 24
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Contents: (1) Syria 2000-2009: From Isolation to Engagement: A New U.S. Approach Toward Syria?; (2) Current Issues: 2008-2009 War in Gaza; A Syria-Israel Peace Deal; Syria¿s Role in Lebanon; Iraqi Refugees in Syria; Clandestine Nuclear Program and the IAEA Investigation; Relations with Iran; Syrian Support for Terrorist Activity; U.S. and Other Sanctions; The 2003 Syria Accountability Act; Financial Sanctions; Effect of U.S. Sanctions on Syria¿s Economy; (3) Syria¿s Need for Economic Growth and Reform; (4) Internal Political Scene: Pillars of the Regime; Alawite Sect; Ba¿th Party; Military and Security Establishment; Syrian Opposition; Syrian Muslim Brotherhood; Damascus Declaration; and Syrian Dissidents, Exiles, and Defectors Abroad.