Syria and Lebanon: International Relations and Diplomacy in the Middle East

by Taku Osoegawa

Overview

The so-called 'Cedar Revolution' in Lebanon, triggered by the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005, brought to an end three decades of Syrian military presence in the country. Here, Taku Osoegawa challenges the commonly-held claim that Lebanon and its leaders were simple puppets of the Syrian regime during the thirty years characterised as Lebanon under Syrian hegemony. Furthermore, by examining Lebanon's relations with Syria from the establishment of the Asad regime to the current violence in Syria, Osoegawa concludes that the Lebanese government has had its own reasons for aligning with Syria. As the Lebanese-Syrian relationship has had an enormous impact on the international relations of the Middle East, this book is essential reading for those interested in the contemporary regional dynamics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780765365
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/10/2013
Series:	Library of Modern Middle East Studies , #140
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Taku Osoegawa is Research Associate at the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Beirut), which is part of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Analytical Framework

2. Disruption of the Lebanese State and Syrian Intervention (1970-1988)

3. Lebanon from 'Anarchy' to 'Indirect Rule' under Syria (1988-2005)

4. Lebanon after the End of Syrian Hegemony (since 2005)

5. Conclusion