Kaybolan Fırsatlarla Geçen On Yıl: Beşar Esad Yönetimindeki Suriye’nin Önceki ve Şimdiki Dinamikleri

Year 2013, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 9 - 29, 15.07.2013

Carsten Wieland

Abstract

2012 Kasım ayının ortalarında Doha’da kurulan Suriye Muhalif ve Devrimci
Güçler Ulusal Koalisyonu Suriye’deki çatışmaya yeni bir ulusal ve uluslararası boyut kazandırmıştır. 100’den fazla ülkenin bu platformu
Suriye halkının tek meşru temsilcisi olarak tanıyor olması Esad rejimine
fazladan bir siyasi baskı uygulamaktadır. Cumhurbaşkanı Esad tamamen
askeri yollara başvurmayı seçtikten sonra siyasi olarak tüm seçenekleri
tükenmiştir. Bu makale, barışçı gösteriler başladığında rejimin
başvurduğu “güvenlik refleksi”ne bir açıklama getirmek amacıyla Esad
yönetimi altında kaybolan fırsatlarla geçen on yılın analizini sunmaktadır.
Makalede Suriye intifadası, Suriye’nin olaylar başladığından bu
yana farklı bir yola başvurmasına rağmen siyasi anlamda Arap Baharı
bağlamında ele alınmaktadır. Suriye muhalefetinin güçlü bir şekilde bö-
lümlenmesi Suriye’ye “özgü” bir durumdur. Muhalefet içindeki temel
bölünmeler bu çalışmada ayrıntılı bir şekilde ele alınmaktadır. Son olarak
ise mevcut durumda muhtemel görünen beş senaryo sunulmaktadır
ve bu senaryoların tamamı mevcut durumun vermiş olduğu izlenim
kadar olumsuz bir tablo çizmez.

Keywords

Suriye, Beşar Esad, Arap Baharı, isyan, muhalefet, Ulusal Koalisyon

A Decade of Lost Chances: Past and Present Dynamics of Bashar al-Asad’s Syria

Abstract

The forming of the new National Coalition of Revolutionary and Oppositional Forces in Doha in mid-November 2012 added a new domestic and international dimension to the conflict in Syria. The recognition of this platform as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people by more than 100 countries puts additional political pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Asad. The President has run out of political options after he had chosen to act exclusively militarily. This article looks back at the decade of lost chances under Asad in order to find an explanation to the “security reflex” that the regime opted for when the peaceful demonstrations started out. In this article, the Syrian intifada is placed into a political context of the Arab Spring in which it belongs despite the different path that Syria has been taking since then. The strong fragmentation of the Syrian opposition is part of the Syrian “specialty”. The main cleavages are elaborated here. Finally, five scenarios are offered that look possible at the moment of publication, not all of them are as negative as the current situation suggests

Keywords

Syria, Bashar al-Asad, Arab Spring, revolt, opposition, National Coalition

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