Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Preface vii
5. Note on the Text xiii
6. 1. Two Phone Calls 1
7. 2. The Asads of Syria 5
8. 3. Syria in the Middle East 20
9. 4. From Eye Doctor to Heir Apparent 57
10. 5. Seasons in Damascus 81
11. 6. The “Rogue State” and the United States 98
12. 7. A “Strategic Choice for Peace” 144
13. 8. Syria is Not Iraq 176
14. 9. “The raw material is the brain” 198
15. 10. The Man 229
16. Appendix 244
17. Notes 246
18. Select Biblography 274
19. Index 277