Publication

Nov 2014

This paper discusses the US' decision, at the request of Turkey and the Arab Gulf States, to link the removal of the Assad regime in Syria with America's overall strategy to combat the so-called Islamic State. The paper's author worries, however, that this decision doesn't account for Chinese interests in the Middle East and could lead to a serious deterioration in relations between Washington and Beijing.

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Author Christina Lin
Series ISPSW Publications
Issue 301
Publisher Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
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