Commanding Syria : Basher Al-Asad and the First Years in Power

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When Basher al-Asad became President of Syria in June 2000, he had a tough act to follow. A quiet, unassuming opthalmologist, trained in Britain, young Asad was successor to his dynamic, wily father Hafiz. This work is about Basher al-Asad. It assesses the durability of Hafiz's legacy, including the influence of the old power-brokers.