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008 100201s2013 cauab b 100 0 eng d
020 _a0833079581 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9780833079589 (pbk. : alk. paper)
027 _aRAND/RR-213-OSD
037 _c$9.95
_fpaperback
040 _aCstmoR
_cCstmoR
043 _aa-sy
100 1 _aMartini, Jeffrey.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSyria as an arena of strategic competition /
_cJeffrey Martini, Erin York, and William Young.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c2013.
300 _a11 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, map ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"RAND Corporation."
500 _a"This research was conducted within the Intelligence Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Back cover.
500 _aCaption title.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aLess than two years since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, localized protests have morphed into full-blown civil conflict. Along with internal escalation, the conflict has drawn in external actors, including Syria’s neighbors and extra-regional powers. With the regional balance of power hinging on the conflict’s outcome, Middle Eastern and extra-regional states have taken sides—some in support of the Assad regime, others in support of the opposition. RAND convened a group of 26 experts who cover Syria and the various external players to participate in an analytic exercise on November 16, 2012, to generate a greater understanding of the parties and issues in play. The report begins by analyzing what is driving both regional (e.g., Iran and Saudi Arabia) and extra-regional (e.g., Russia) players to intervene in the Syrian conflict. It then proceeds to look at the internal actors (e.g., the Free Syrian Army and Alawite community) that may operate as conduits of external influence. The report concludes with an examination of the relationships between external and internal actors and possible effects of these groups’ actions.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aBalance of power.
650 0 _aCompetition, International.
650 0 _aInfluence (Psychology)
650 0 _aStrategic rivalries (World politics)
651 0 _aSyria
_xHistory
_yProtests, 2011-
651 0 _aSyria
_xPolitics and government
_y2000-
651 0 _aSyria
_xStrategic aspects.
700 1 _aYork, Erin.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aYoung, William.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).
_bIntelligence Policy Center.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense.
_bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR213.html
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