Conclusions

Abstract

This book has brought together different periods in the history of US-Syrian relations to identify recurring patterns across time, and to make sense of junctures of potential change. The first two parts of the book focused on the confrontational nature of US-Syrian relations—resilient even in the face of many changes within the region and Arab bandwagoning with the United States. The next two parts focused on episodes of greater engagement between the two states, although those instances were ultimately short-lived.