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In this case study of Syria's internal political instability and the country's involvement in the Arab-Israeli and inter-Arab conflicts, Dr. Bar-Siman-Tov criticizes the use of exclusively quantitative methodology and suggests an alternative combined approach, one that employs traditional empirical methods to supply the basis for a well-substantiated quantitative analysis. In this case study of Syria's internal political instability and the country's involvement in the Arab-Israeli and inter-Arab conflicts, Dr. Bar-Siman-Tov criticizes the use of exclusively quantitative methodology and suggests an alternative combined approach, one that employs traditional empirical methods to supply the basis for a well-substantiated quantitative analysis.