SYRIANA

Syriana (politics)

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In the study of the international relations of the Middle East, Syriana is used both to refer to Syria (as in Pax Syriana), and in other contexts as an arbitrary label for hypothetical countries with varying degrees of resemblance to Syria.

Pax Syriana is Latin for "Syrian peace", modelled after Pax Romana and Pax Britannica. It usually refers to the period from 1990 to April 2005 of reduced conflict within Lebanon being under the influence of Syrian hegemony and military occupation. It may be used with emphasis on the relative calm following suppression of the Lebanese Civil War, or on suggestions of Syria's having intentions for annexing Lebanon.

A 2005 film was named Syriana.