 | Why Syria Goes to War: Thirty Years of Confrontation Subjects: War -- Economic aspects -- Syria; Syria -- Economic conditions; Syria -- Politics and government; Israel-Arab conflicts -- Economic aspects -- Syria; Syria -- Foreign relations -- Israel; Israel -- Foreign relations -- Syria; Rejecting conventional explanations for Syrian foreign policy, which emphasize the personalities and attitudes of leaders, cultural factors peculiar to Arab societies, or the machinations of the great powers, Fred H. Lawson describes key shifts in... Fred H. Lawson is James Irvine Professor of Government at Mills College. |
