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Explores the rise of radical Islam beginning with the Muslim Brotherhood's founding in 1928; ideologies of the main groups, sources of their appeal and emphasis on social justice, policies of Presidents Nasser and Sadat, and the Mubarak regime's repressive campaign against militant organizations.

"Since 2011, Turkey's 'zero problems with neighbours' foreign policy has been put to the test in Syria. While Ankara was hesitant at first, it began to draw red lines and actively endorse regime change in Damascus. Subsequently, the boundaries established by then Prime Minister Erdogan and then foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu were not enforced. Therefore, with the situation in Syria deteriorating, the choices for Ankara became more limited." (author's abstract)

"After decades of conflict, Syrian-Turkish relations transformed into a close cooperation that has deepened throughout the 2000s. The reasons behind this can be found in a culmination of domestic, regional and international factors. Changes of leadership in both countries have contributed to the relationship, as well as common security threats after the Iraq War. Recent economic policy shifts have led to a talk of integration - a free trade agreement is already in effect, visa requirements have been lifted, the High-Level Strategic Council is at work, and through the Levant project, free movement of people and goods is on the table. Portrayed as "a model for Turkey's relations with other Middle Eastern countries", this paper looks at Syrian-Turkish relations, the reasons for and extent of the relationship and possible drawbacks for the future." (author's abstract)

This paper aims to analyze the challenges of population growth and resource scarcity in the Arab countries of the Levant. As the region has suffered from ongoing conflicts, civil wars, and political crises, the challenges of population growth and resource scarcity, coupled with environmental challenges has often been overlooked. This paper focuses on the problems associated with a growing population, such as an increased likelihood of unemployment and the emergence of a middle class poor in the region. Coupled with crony capitalism and patronage networks, it argues that the problems of youth are immediate and the necessity of inclusive policies is pressing. The paper follows by with a section that addresses environmental challenges and climate change. The linkage between environmental degradation and security is analyzed. The paper problematizes the Arab state, its regime survival strategies and its resistance to change as the main impediments for sustainability, growth and inclusiveness in the Levant.

1 Introduction: The Study of Turkey-Syria Relations 1. - Raymond Hinnebusch. - 2 Ripeness Theory and Coercive Diplomacy as a Road. - to Conflict Resolution: The Case of the Turkey-Syria. - Showdown in 1998 13. - Berna Siier. - 3 Syrian-Turkish Relations: Geopolitical Explanations for the. - Move from Conflict to Co-operation 27. - Marwan Kabalan. - 4 Turkey's Cold War Alliance: Nation-building and the Utility. - of the 1957 Syrian Crisis 39. - Reem Abou-El-Fadl. - 5 Paradise Lost: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Turkish. - Foreign Policy and the Case of Turkish-Syrian Relations 55. - Ahmet K. Han. - 6 'Milking the Male Goat'and Syrian-Turkish Relations 71. - Sami Moubayed. - 7 'Victory of Friendship'?: Asad, Erdogan and Football. - Diplomacy in Aleppo 81. - Philip Robins. - 8 As Seen From Damascus: the Transformation in. - Syrian-Turkish Relations 95. - Samir al-Taqi and Raymond Hinnebusch. - vi Turkey-Syria Relations. - 9 The Importance of the Unimportant: Understanding Syrian. - Policies towards Hatay, 1939-2012 111. - Emma Lundgren Jorum. - 10 EtWnicity, Religion and Foreign Policy: Turkish-Syrian. - Relations since the 1980s 125. - Yasemin Akbaba and Ozgiir Ozdamar. - 11 Back to Conflict? The Securitization of Water. - in Syrian-Turkish Relations 133. - Marwa Daoudy. - 12 Turkey-Syria Water Relations: Institutional Development. - and Political Confrontations in the Euphrates and Tigris Region 145. - Aysegul Kibaroglu. - 13 The Political Economy of Turkish-Syrian Relations in the. - 2000s - The Rise and Fall of Trade, Investment and Integration 159. - Ozlem Tiir. - 14 Explaining the Transformation of Turkish-Syrian Relations:. - A Regionalist Approach 177. - Meliha Benli Altunisik. - 15 The Syrian Uprising and the Iran-Turkey-Syria Quasi Alliance:. - A View from Turkey 193. - Ozden Zeynep Oktav. - 16 Conclusion 205. - Raymond Hinnebusch and Ozlem Tiir

In 1997 Turkey and Syria were on the brink of war, engaged in a very real power struggle. Turkey was aligned with Syria's main enemy, Israel, and there were seemingly intractable differences on the issues of borders, the sharing of river waters and trans-border communities. In less than a decade, relations were transformed from enmity to amity. What explains this remarkable change? Given that Turkey and Syria are two pivotal states in the region, what are the implications of this changing relationship for the international politics of the Middle East, the balance of power and regional stabilit.