后冷战时代叙利亚与美国关系

Syria-U.S. Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

冷战时期叙利亚与美国关系长期冷淡,海湾战争后叙美关系得到较大改善;九一一事件后,在美国发动的全球反恐怖主义战争中,叙美在如何界定恐怖主义和由谁主导反恐斗争的问题上存在严重分歧;叙利亚坚决反对美国军事打击伊拉克,但在美国的压力下给予了一定合作;伊拉克战争后,美国迫使叙利亚从黎巴嫩撤军,结束了“叙黎特殊关系”,叙利亚处境较为孤立;未来叙美关系仍将在合作中存在根本性分歧,但继续保持合作。

The long cold Syria-U.S. relations during the Cold War ameliorated a lot after the Gulf War. After the Sept. 11 incident, strong disputes over the definition of terrorism and leadership in the anti-terror war emerged in the U.S.-waged global wars against terrorism. Syria was opposed to U.S.' military attacks on Iraq, however offered certain cooperation under the U.S. pressure. When Iraq War ended, U.S. forced Syria withdrawal from Lebanon, thus ending the “special Syria-Lebanon relations', and putting Syria into isolation. This paper argues that future Syria-U.S. relations will experience fundamental disputes, as well as continued cooperation.