Syrian Crisis

Dania Koleilat Khatib is an affiliated scholar at the Issam Fares Institute for public policy and international affairs at the American University of Beirut (AUB). She specializes in US-Arab relations and has a special interest in Syria. She is on the steering committee of the United Nations Economic and Social committee for West Asia, National Agenda for the Future of Syria programmeShe authored a book on the Arab lobby and the factors for success and for failure. Her upcoming book, which she co-edited, analyses the West's perception of the Arab Gulf. She regularly writes on US-Arab Gulf relations for several regional newspapers. She is a weekly columnist in the Arab News. Dania had regular appearances on a series of Middle Eastern TV stations. She has co-directed, participated, presented scholarly papers and spoken in numerous conferences and workshops. She has been a guest speaker on several high-profile platforms such as NATO, European Parliament and theHeritage Foundation. She is a member of the Arab Council of Social Studies. Dania holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Exeter and both an MBA and a BBA from AUB.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. US Turkish Relations in the Light of the Syrian Crisis (2011-2019).- 3. THE CHINESE PARADOX “Non-Interference” in Middle East Conflicts and Support for Governments: The case of Syria.- 4. Wedge strategy: How Saudi Arabia is attempting to influence the Syrian conflict?.- 5. Iran and exporting the revolution: The Syrian case.- 6. he Iranian-Russian rapprochement and its impact on the regional security and policies of the influential countries in the region.- 7. Saudi-Russian relations in the post-Arab uprisings: A case study of Syria.- 8. ASTANA: ASTANA: The Rise of a New Alliance and Its Implications for International Relations.- 9. The effects of the Syrian crisis on China’s BRI approach to the Middle East.- 10. The Syria and hydrocarbons: present and prospective politico-economic issues.- 11. The use of violent non-state actors in the context of the Iranian-Arab Gulf rivalry:The Syrian case.- 12. Russian Propagandain the context of the Syrian crisis.- 13. Decentralization in Syria: A Catalyst for Internal and Regional Stabilization.