Strategic Assessment

The renewal of peace negotiations with Syria focuses attention on the security arrangements which are vital for Israel and on the implications of a peace treaty with Syria vis-a-vis Israel’s security. Much less attention is given in Israel to the ramifications of such a peace treaty with regard to Syria’s national security problems, though this issue has important implications on Syria’s stand in the context of the talks and on its defense policies following the achievement of a peace agreement. This article seeks to address the ramifications of an Israel-Syria peace treaty, if it is achieved, from the standpoint of Syria’s post-treaty security concepts and the potential changes that might take place in these perspectives under conditions of peace.