Bir Vekalet Savaşı Olarak Suriye Krizi ve Büyük Güç Politikalarının Realizme Dönüşü

Year 2017, Volume: 1 Issue: 2 - Journal of Crises and Political Research "Hybrid Warfare" Special Issue, 106 - 129, 31.10.2017

Muharrem Ekşi

Abstract

Bu makalenin temel araştırma sorusu, Suriye krizinin
uluslararası sisteme yönelik yansımaları ve dönüştürücü etkileri nelerdir
olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada iki temel argüman geliştirilmiştir:
Birincisi, Suriye krizinin büyük güçler arasında vekalet savaşına dönüşmesiyle
ABD, Rusya ve Çin arasında yürütülen bir jeopolitik mücadele başlamıştır.
Suriye krizi üzerinden büyük güçlerin küresel nüfuz mücadelesi realist büyük
güç politikasını tekrar ortaya çıkarmıştır. Suriye krizi üzerinden Ortadoğu’da
ABD, Rusya ve Çin, nüfuz alanlarını yeniden belirlemeye başlamışlardır. Böylece
Suriye, 21. yüzyılın yeni satranç tahtası olmuştur. İkincisi, bu mücadelenin
uluslararası sistemi dönüştürmesidir. ABD’nin tek taraflı uluslararası sistemde
müdahale hukukunu geliştirmesine karşı Rusya ve Çin ikilisi Vestfalyan sistemin
egemenlik ve diğer devletlerin iç işlerine müdahale etmeme ilkelerini koruma
yönünde mücadele vermektedir.

Keywords

Vekalet savaşı, Büyük güç politikası, Suriye krizi, Türk dış politikası, Ortadoğu

THE SYRIA CRISIS AS A PROXY WAR AND THE RETURN OF THE REALIST GREAT POWER POLITICS

Abstract

This study analyzes
the implications of the Syria policies of the United States, Russia and China
with regard to the international system within the framework of the great power
politics. In this context, the main research question of the study is as
follows: What are the Syria Crisis’ implications and transformative effects for
the international system? The study has two fundamental arguments: First, the
geopolitical struggle involving the United States, Russia and China begun after
the Syria crisis turned to a proxy war between great powers. Second, this
struggle also transforms the international system. The Sino-Russian dual
campaign to protect the principle of state sovereignty and the principle of
non-intervention of the Westphalian system against the unilateral development
of intervention law of the United States in the international system.

Keywords

Proxy war, Great power politics, Syria crisis, Turkish foreign policy, US foreign policy, Middle East

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