SURİYE İÇ SAVAŞI’NDA KÜRESEL VE BÖLGESEL GÜÇLERİN KESİŞEN MÜDAHALELERİ: NEDENLER, YÖNTEMLER VE ZAMANLAMA

Year 2019, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1 - 19, 25.03.2019

İnci Bilgin

Abstract

Arap Ayaklanmaları’nın Suriye’ye yayılmasının ardından
Suriye muhalifleri ve Suriye hükümeti arasında bir iç savaş patlak vermiş ve
dünya, Suriye’deki çatışmalarda küresel ve bölgesel aktörlerin çeşitli araçlarla
çoklu-müdahalelerine tanık olmuştur. Bu çalışma, Suriye’ye Rusya, ABD, Türkiye
ve İran tarafından gerçekleştirilen müdahalelere odaklanmakta ve
mevcut/potansiyel bir müdahalenin diğerlerinin motivasyonları, yöntemleri ve
zamanlaması üzerindeki etkisini, diğer bir deyişle müdahaleciler arasındaki
etkileşimi göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma bunu gerçekleştirmek için,
müdahalecilerin müdahale etmedeki motivasyonlarını, kullandıkları yöntemleri ve
müdahalelerinin zamanlamasını açıklamaktadır. Çalışmanın sonucu, her bir
aktörün diğerlerinin motivasyonlarını, yöntemlerini ve zamanlamasını
değiştirebilme yeteneğine sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Nitekim bahsi geçen
dört ülkeden hiçbirinin diğerlerinin müdahale tercihlerinin etkisinden bağışık
olmadığı görülmektedir.

Keywords

Dış müdahale , Suriye İç Savaşı , Etkileşim , Motivasyonlar

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