Egyptian and Syrian foreign policy responses to the 2008/2009 Gaza war : a comparative study /
The 2008/2009 Gaza War was detrimental for the people and infrastructure of Gaza and was divisive for the Arab states. Arab states were divided in this war into two camps; the Moderate Camp headed by Egypt and the Defiant or Radical Camp headed by Syria. As the countries of both camps responded to t...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur:
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2013
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| Online Access: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6409 |
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| Summary: | The 2008/2009 Gaza War was detrimental for the people and infrastructure of Gaza and was divisive for the Arab states. Arab states were divided in this war into two camps; the Moderate Camp headed by Egypt and the Defiant or Radical Camp headed by Syria. As the countries of both camps responded to the Gaza War, the gap between the two became wider. This thesis focuses on the differences and similarities in the foreign policy responses of Egypt and Syria towards the 2008/2009 Gaza War. Five domestic and external factors are used to compare the foreign policy responses of Egypt and Syria,these are; Arab Nationalism, Islam, security concerns, economic concerns, and type of alliance. This work is based on news reports and other documents published during and after the war. The official statements of the officials of Egypt, Syria, Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority are analyzed to understand, classify, and compare the policies adopted. A qualitative approach in which a content analysis is carried out is used to reach conclusions.The study concludes that while Islam and Arab Nationalism were very influential factors for the Egyptian and Syrian public, they had a minimal impact on foreign policy makers in the two states. Both security concerns and the type of alliance were very influential in the foreign policy making of the two states. Economic concerns were less influential in both Egyptian and Syrian responses to the 2008/2009 Gaza War. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 95 leaves : ill. ;c30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-95). |