Syria's policy in the international arena in the second half of the 1980s –1991
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-2-123-132
Abstract
Aim. To study Syria’s foreign policy in the second half of the 1980s – 1991.
Methodology. When working on the article, the principles of objectivity, scientificity and historicism were applied. To reveal the topic of the article, problem-chronological and comparative-historical research methods were used.
Results. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the policy of Syria at the turn of the 1980s – 1990s underwent major changes compared to the previous decades. During the designated time period, Syria faced a number of problems: changes in the foreign policy of the USSR after M.S. Gorbachev came to power, the weakening of Soviet aid to Damascus, the isolation of the Assad government in the Arab world. All this entailed a noticeable weakening of Syria’s position in the Near and Middle East.
Research implications. The results of the study can be used in higher educational institutions when teaching general courses on the modern history of Asian and African countries and the history of international relations, conducting special courses and special seminars on the history of foreign policy in the Middle East.
About the Authors
A. M. Khazanov
P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anatolнy M. Khazanov – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, leading researcher
ul. Sovetskaya 14, Yaroslavl 150000
S. M. Gasratyan
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana M. Gasratyan – Cand. Sci. (History), Researcher
ul. Rozhdestvenka 12/1, Moscow 107031
S. Yu. Ierusalimskaya
P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana Yu. Ierusalimskaya – Dr. Sci. (History), Senior Researcher
ul. Sovetskaya 14, Yaroslavl 150000
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