David W Lesch
Biographic Data
| ID | 990064 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David W Lesch |
| GIVEN NAMES | David W |
| FAMILY NAME | Lesch |
| SIGNATURE | LESCH D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Middle East and the United States
The Middle East and the United States
The American-Syrian crisis officially began on August 12, 1957, when the Syrian government announced the discovery of a US-engineered attempt to overthrow the regime, which the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration believed was close to becoming a Soviet "outpost" in the region. John Foster Dulles turned to a policy of "containment-plus," keeping the "virus" from spreading out from Syria. The regional solution to the Syrian problem that Eisenhower …
The Middle East and the United States
The Middle East and the United States brings together scholars and policy experts to provide an empirical and balanced assessment of US policy in the Middle East from the end of WWI to the present. Carefully edited by David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas, this text provides a broad and authoritative understanding of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The sixth edition has been significantly revised throughout to include a new part structure and par…
Syria
When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came to power upon his father's death in 2000, many in- and outside Syria held high hopes that the popular young doctor would bring long-awaited reform, that he would be a new kind of Middle East leader capable of guiding his country toward genuine democracy. David Lesch was one of those who saw this promise in Assad. A widely respected Middle East scholar and consultant, Lesch came to know the president bett…
Militaires et politique étrangère en Syrie (1946-1970)
Peut-être plus que tout autre pays du Moyen-Orient, les scènes politiques intérieure et extérieure sont fortement imbriquées en Syrie. Cette caractéristique constitue la clé de compréhension à la fois de la montée en puissance des militaires dans les instances de pouvoir et les succès du parti Baath par rapport aux autres forces politiques. Cet article montre la manière dont un groupe d'officiers parvient à s'identifier à un parti, à partir duque…
The Arab Spring
The Arab Spring unexpectedly developed in late 2010 with peaceful protests in a number of Arab countries against long-standing, entrenched regimes, and rapid political change across the region ensued. The Arab Spring: Change and Resistance in the Middle East examines these revolutions and their aftermath. Noted authorities writing specifically for this volume contribute chapters focusing on countries directly or indirectly involved, illuminating …
The Unknown Future of Syria
The conflict in Syria has, as of this writing, gone on for almost two years. Very few observers expected it to last this long. After the halcyon days of the Arab Spring in 2011, when authoritarian leaders fell by the wayside in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya, many expected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to follow. It has not happened, leading to an enormous humanitarian disaster in Syria that will only continue to grow. There are many differen…
Prudence Suggests Staying Out of Syria
We have learned time and again in history that arming opposition forces, while improving their chances in the near term, can militarize and divide a society in ways detrimental to its recovery
The 1967 Arab-Israeli War
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different partici…
Contesting Development
This pathbreaking book analyzes a highly successful participatory development program in Indonesia, exploring its distinctive origins and design principles and its impacts on local conflict dynamics and social institutions
The Arab spring – and winter – in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Asad officially took the constitutional oath of office and delivered his inaugural speech on 17 July 2000 in Damascus. By Syrian standards, it was a remarkably enlightened speech, replete with criticisms of certain policies in the past, even those of his predecessor and father, Hafiz al-Asad, who ruled Syria from 1970 until his death in June 2000. The frankness of the speech confirmed the hopes among many in and outside…
T he E volution of B ashar al ‐A sad
Louis Cantori 1935–2008
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The New Lion of Damascus
The Year That Shaped the Modern Middle East
Introduction. Section one - the ABM regime: origins of the ABM Treaty the changing political-military environment new technologies for national missile defense. Section two - missile defense, crisis stability and arms control: alternative architectures and US politics global stability in changing defense environment the future of arms control. Section three: regional responses to national missile defense China Russia South Asia allied perspective…
I s S yria ready for P eace ? O bstacles to I ntegration in the G lobal E conomy
Secret War in the Middle East
Journal Article Secret War in the Middle East: The Covert Struggle for Syria, 1949–1961, by Andrew Rathmell Get access Secret War in the Middle East: The Covert Struggle for Syria, 1949-1961 by Andrew Rathmell. New York, I. B. Publishers, 1995. 246 pp. $59.50 David W. Lesch David W. Lesch Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 112, Issue 2…
The Middle East and the United States
Uneasy Alliances
Uneasy Alliances
Gamal Abd al‐Nasser and an example of diplomatic acumen
Gamal Abd al-Nasser has been praised at times and criticized on other occasions for a succession of diplomatic successes and failures throughout his tenure in power in Egypt. One incident in which he displayed his diplomatic acumen has gone virtually unnoticed in the annals of postSecond World War Egyptian history. The 'incident' was the AmericanSyrian crisis of 1957, when an American-engineered plot to overthrow what the Eisenhower administratio…
Syria and the United States
The repurcussions of the Syrian crisis of 1957, a covert attempt by the Eisenhower administration to overthrow what it perceived to be an emerging client state, almost precipitated a superpower confrontation and made obvious the pitfalls of a Middle East policy focused on the Soviet threat. This book examines the evolution of US foreign policy toward Syria and the Middle East at the height of the cold war era
The Saudi Role in the American‐syrian Crisis of 1957
The New Lion of Damascus
Syria and the United States
The repurcussions of the Syrian crisis of 1957, a covert attempt by the Eisenhower administration to overthrow what it perceived to be an emerging client state, almost precipitated a superpower confrontation and made obvious the pitfalls of a Middle East policy focused on the Soviet threat. This book examines the evolution of US foreign policy toward Syria and the Middle East at the height of the cold war era
The Arab spring – and winter – in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Asad officially took the constitutional oath of office and delivered his inaugural speech on 17 July 2000 in Damascus. By Syrian standards, it was a remarkably enlightened speech, replete with criticisms of certain policies in the past, even those of his predecessor and father, Hafiz al-Asad, who ruled Syria from 1970 until his death in June 2000. The frankness of the speech confirmed the hopes among many in and outside…
The Middle East and the United States
Gamal Abd al‐Nasser and an example of diplomatic acumen
Gamal Abd al-Nasser has been praised at times and criticized on other occasions for a succession of diplomatic successes and failures throughout his tenure in power in Egypt. One incident in which he displayed his diplomatic acumen has gone virtually unnoticed in the annals of postSecond World War Egyptian history. The 'incident' was the AmericanSyrian crisis of 1957, when an American-engineered plot to overthrow what the Eisenhower administratio…
The Saudi Role in the American‐syrian Crisis of 1957
Syria and the United States
The repurcussions of the Syrian crisis of 1957, a covert attempt by the Eisenhower administration to overthrow what it perceived to be an emerging client state, almost precipitated a superpower confrontation and made obvious the pitfalls of a Middle East policy focused on the Soviet threat. This book examines the evolution of US foreign policy toward Syria and the Middle East at the height of the cold war era
Uneasy Alliances
Uneasy Alliances
Gamal Abd al‐Nasser and an example of diplomatic acumen
Gamal Abd al-Nasser has been praised at times and criticized on other occasions for a succession of diplomatic successes and failures throughout his tenure in power in Egypt. One incident in which he displayed his diplomatic acumen has gone virtually unnoticed in the annals of postSecond World War Egyptian history. The 'incident' was the AmericanSyrian crisis of 1957, when an American-engineered plot to overthrow what the Eisenhower administratio…
The Middle East and the United States
Secret War in the Middle East
Journal Article Secret War in the Middle East: The Covert Struggle for Syria, 1949–1961, by Andrew Rathmell Get access Secret War in the Middle East: The Covert Struggle for Syria, 1949-1961 by Andrew Rathmell. New York, I. B. Publishers, 1995. 246 pp. $59.50 David W. Lesch David W. Lesch Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 112, Issue 2…
I s S yria ready for P eace ? O bstacles to I ntegration in the G lobal E conomy
The Year That Shaped the Modern Middle East
Introduction. Section one - the ABM regime: origins of the ABM Treaty the changing political-military environment new technologies for national missile defense. Section two - missile defense, crisis stability and arms control: alternative architectures and US politics global stability in changing defense environment the future of arms control. Section three: regional responses to national missile defense China Russia South Asia allied perspective…
The New Lion of Damascus
Louis Cantori 1935–2008
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
T he E volution of B ashar al ‐A sad
Contesting Development
This pathbreaking book analyzes a highly successful participatory development program in Indonesia, exploring its distinctive origins and design principles and its impacts on local conflict dynamics and social institutions
The Arab spring – and winter – in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Asad officially took the constitutional oath of office and delivered his inaugural speech on 17 July 2000 in Damascus. By Syrian standards, it was a remarkably enlightened speech, replete with criticisms of certain policies in the past, even those of his predecessor and father, Hafiz al-Asad, who ruled Syria from 1970 until his death in June 2000. The frankness of the speech confirmed the hopes among many in and outside…
Prudence Suggests Staying Out of Syria
We have learned time and again in history that arming opposition forces, while improving their chances in the near term, can militarize and divide a society in ways detrimental to its recovery
The 1967 Arab-Israeli War
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different partici…
The Arab Spring
The Arab Spring unexpectedly developed in late 2010 with peaceful protests in a number of Arab countries against long-standing, entrenched regimes, and rapid political change across the region ensued. The Arab Spring: Change and Resistance in the Middle East examines these revolutions and their aftermath. Noted authorities writing specifically for this volume contribute chapters focusing on countries directly or indirectly involved, illuminating …
The Unknown Future of Syria
The conflict in Syria has, as of this writing, gone on for almost two years. Very few observers expected it to last this long. After the halcyon days of the Arab Spring in 2011, when authoritarian leaders fell by the wayside in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya, many expected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to follow. It has not happened, leading to an enormous humanitarian disaster in Syria that will only continue to grow. There are many differen…
Militaires et politique étrangère en Syrie (1946-1970)
Peut-être plus que tout autre pays du Moyen-Orient, les scènes politiques intérieure et extérieure sont fortement imbriquées en Syrie. Cette caractéristique constitue la clé de compréhension à la fois de la montée en puissance des militaires dans les instances de pouvoir et les succès du parti Baath par rapport aux autres forces politiques. Cet article montre la manière dont un groupe d'officiers parvient à s'identifier à un parti, à partir duque…
Syria
When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came to power upon his father's death in 2000, many in- and outside Syria held high hopes that the popular young doctor would bring long-awaited reform, that he would be a new kind of Middle East leader capable of guiding his country toward genuine democracy. David Lesch was one of those who saw this promise in Assad. A widely respected Middle East scholar and consultant, Lesch came to know the president bett…
The Middle East and the United States
The Middle East and the United States
The American-Syrian crisis officially began on August 12, 1957, when the Syrian government announced the discovery of a US-engineered attempt to overthrow the regime, which the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration believed was close to becoming a Soviet "outpost" in the region. John Foster Dulles turned to a policy of "containment-plus," keeping the "virus" from spreading out from Syria. The regional solution to the Syrian problem that Eisenhower …
The Middle East and the United States
The Middle East and the United States brings together scholars and policy experts to provide an empirical and balanced assessment of US policy in the Middle East from the end of WWI to the present. Carefully edited by David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas, this text provides a broad and authoritative understanding of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The sixth edition has been significantly revised throughout to include a new part structure and par…
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