GEOPOLITICAL APPROACHES OF THE USA AND RUSSIA INTERVENTION TO THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

Yıl 2021, , 43 - 84, 30.06.2021

Muazzez Harunoğulları

https://doi.org/10.31834/ortadoguvegoc.936741

Cited By: 3

Öz

In 2010, the unrest in the North African countries spread to the Middle East in a wave, and the revolt of the Arab peoples had its effect in Syria. Civil war in Syria has become inevitable as a result of the violent suppression of the protests against the regime, arrests, the pressure and violence of terrorist organizations such as DAESH and YPG on the people, and many other negative developments that started in Deraa in 2011. With the civil war, international interventions in Syria have manifested themselves intensely. The study focuses on the intervention reasons, methods and Syrian policies of the USA and Russia, which intervened in the Syrian civil war. In this context, the main theme of the study is the intervention of both countries in Syria, the geopolitical interests related to the geopolitical importance of Syria, their geopolitical approach and the policies they follow. With the civil war in Syria, the lands of the country have become an area of geopolitical struggle and new power balances have emerged. The actors involved in the civil war are trying to realize their geopolitical goals in Syria through the policies they follow and to keep their influence in the region strong through the Syrian state.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Middle East, Energy Sources, Geopolitics, Energy Policies, Syrian Civil War.

ABD VE RUSYA’NIN SURİYE İÇ SAVAŞINA MÜDAHALELERİNİN JEOPOLİTİK YAKLAŞIMLARI

Öz

2010 yılında Kuzey Afrika ülkelerinde yaşanan huzursuzluk bir dalga halinde Ortadoğu’ya yayılmış, Arap halklarının ayaklanması Suriye’de de etkisini göstermiştir. 2011 yılında Dera’da başlayan rejime yönelik protestoların rejim güçleri tarafından şiddet yoluyla bastırılması, tutuklamalar, DEAŞ, YPG gibi terör örgütlerinin halk üzerindeki baskısı, şiddeti ve daha pek çok olumsuz gelişme sonucu Suriye’de iç savaş kaçınılmaz olmuştur. İç savaşla birlikte Suriye’de uluslararası müdahaleler yoğun biçimde kendini göstermiştir. Çalışma, Suriye iç savaşına müdahalede bulunan ABD ve Rusya’nın müdahale nedenleri, yöntemleri ve Suriye politikalarına odaklanmaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın ana teması her iki ülkenin Suriye’ye müdahaleleri, Suriye’nin jeopolitik önemine binaen bu ülkedeki jeopolitik menfaatleri, jeopolitik yaklaşımları ve izledikleri politikalardır. Suriye’de yaşanan iç savaşla ülke toprakları jeopolitik mücadele alanı haline gelmiş, yeni güç dengeleri ortaya çıkmıştır. İç savaşa müdahil olan aktörler, Suriye’deki jeopolitik hedeflerini izledikleri politikalar üzerinden gerçekleştirmeye ve bölgedeki nüfuzlarını Suriye devleti üzerinden güçlü tutmaya çalışmaktadırlar.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İç Savaş, Suriye İç Savaşı, Orta Doğu, Jeopolitik, Enerji Politikaları

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