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Coup in Damascus

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Dedication iv
Contents v
Figures vi
Preface vii
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xii
Introduction 1
1 Central bankers and market distorters 32
2 The growing cost of consent 56
3 Exploring voluntary agreements 69
4 Oligarchies and accusations 84
5 Diplomatic landmine 94
6 The toppling of the Damascus elite 106
7 Geopolitical reconfiguration 115
8 Containing Greater Syria 126
9 The TAPLINE negotiations 136
10 Brokering a peace deal 145
11 Spillover costs 155
13 The borderland’s shifting cost scenarios 180
14 Collective action, individualized costs 198
16 Sedition in the making 224
17 Ending the first interlude 234
Conclusion 244
Select bibliography 268

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Dedication iv
Contents v
Figures vi
Preface vii
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xii
Introduction 1
1 Central bankers and market distorters 32
2 The growing cost of consent 56
3 Exploring voluntary agreements 69
4 Oligarchies and accusations 84
5 Diplomatic landmine 94
6 The toppling of the Damascus elite 106
7 Geopolitical reconfiguration 115
8 Containing Greater Syria 126
9 The TAPLINE negotiations 136
10 Brokering a peace deal 145
11 Spillover costs 155
13 The borderland’s shifting cost scenarios 180
14 Collective action, individualized costs 198
16 Sedition in the making 224
17 Ending the first interlude 234
Conclusion 244
Select bibliography 268

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