Saudi Strategy in Syria: Rewriting Mideast’s Political Map?

• Main Author: Dorsey, James Michael
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82671; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40234
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Saudi Arabia has raised the ante in its battle with Iran by publicly committing to send ground troops to Syria. This latest move by the Saudis is aimed at drawing the US into a more direct involvement to confront Islamic State as well as the de facto alliance of Russia and Iran to keep Syrian Presid...