THE IMPACT OF THE SYRIAN CRISIS ON THE JORDANIAN FOREIGN POLICY: SYRIAN REFUGEES AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COALITION AGAINST THE ISIS

Year 2015, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 82 - 108, 01.07.2015

Zeynep Şahin Mencütek

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the impact of Syrian civil war on the Jordanian foreign policy with a particular emphasis on Jordanian policies addressing Syrian refugees and Jordan’s participation in the coalition against the ISIS Islamic State of Iraq and Syria . The paper argues that, despite Jordan’s initial attempts to remain neutral in the crisis, over time it has succeeded to turn risks and threats into the opportunities for its economy and national security. Jordan’s traditional foreign policy orientation and patterns of foreign policy behaviors enabled it to take strategic steps and relatively benefit from regional crisis. Adopting the discourse in which Jordan is presented as the pivotal state to prevent further destabilization and radicalization in the region, it has been able to enhance its alliances, decrease the level of threats, increase foreign aid/loans, strengthen its army and lastly consolidate the legitimacy of its authoritarian regime

Keywords

Jordan, foreign policy making, Syrian asylum seekers/refugees, ISIS, foreign aid

SURİYE KRİZİ’NİN ÜRDÜN DIŞ POLİTİKASINA ETKİSİ: SURİYELİ MÜLTECİLER VE IŞİD’E KARŞI KOALİSYONA KATILIM

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Suriye iç savaşının Ürdün’ün dış politika yapımı üzerindeki etkileri mercek altına alınarak, özellikle Suriyeli sığınmacılar ve Irak Şam İslam Devleti IŞİD terör örgütüne karşın Ürdün’ün nasıl politikalar geliştirdiği incelenecektir. Bu çalışmanın temel argümanı her ne kadar iç savaş başladığında Ürdün tarafsız kalmaya çalışsa da zaman içerisinde stratejik davranarak risk ve tehditleri hem ekonomi hem de ulusal güvenlik açısından fırsata dönüştürüldüğüdür. Ürdün’ün geleneksel dış politikası ve stratejik adımlar atabilme becerisi olası tehditleri fırsata dönüştürmesinde önemli rol oynamıştır. Ürdün, özellikle istikrarsızlığın yayılmasını durdurmak ve bölgedeki radikalleşmeyi önlemek için kritik önemde olduğu argümanıyla tehditlerin etkisini azaltmış, uluslararası dış yardımların ve borç alımlarının miktarlarını arttırmış ordusunu güçlendirmiş, otoriter rejimin meşruiyetini sağlamlaştırmıştır

Keywords

Ürdün, dış politika yapımı, Suriyeli sığınmacılar/mülteciler, IŞİD, dış yardım

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