The Impact of Military and Political Situation in Iraq on Syrian Foreign Policy

Abstract

The author examines the Syrian position towards the 2003 conflict in Iraq and the impact of the conflict on foreign and domestic Syrian policy. The author reveals the influence of the situation on the process of Middle East settlement, on the plan of Big Middle East building, as well as on U.S. plans on de-escalation of the USA presence in the region.

Keywords

• Сирия
• Ирак
• внешняя политика
• Ближний Восток
• стратегическое партнерство
• сирийско-американские отношения