اثرات منطقه ای و بین المللی بحران جاری سوریه

عنوان فارسی:        بحران سوریه: اثرات منطقه ای و روابط بین الملل

عنوان انگلیسی:    The Syrian Crisis: Effects on the Regional and International Relations

This book analyzes the impact and relevance of the Syrian crisis on regional and international relations. Developing into a proxy war, the Syrian crisis has been a battleground for regional dominance. It has also created an opportunity for new states to emerge on the world affairs scene. Russia, for instance, had been keeping a low profile since the fall of the Soviet Union, but took a leading role in the Syrian crisis reasserting itself against the West regionally. The Syrian crisis has also been a catalyst in reshaping many interstate relations and allowing countries such as Russia, Iran, Turkey and China to play an increasingly important geopolitical role.

There have been many international ramifications to the Syrian crisis. While the crisis led to an Iranian-Russian rapprochement, it was also a catalyst to more cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia; more importantly, it also forced states with opposing views about the crisis — Turkey, Iran and Russia — to forge an alliance. Further, the crisis created tensions between the US and Turkey with China on the one hand balancing its interests between the Gulf and Iran whilst focusing on its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative and trying on the other hand to contain Islamic militancy in Syria.

The book looks at issues that are usually ignored when discussing Syria such as the strategic control over its hydrocarbon resources, as well as the power of propaganda in portraying realities. It features the use of non-state actors by regional competing powers and the role of local councils in stabilizing the country. The edited volume brings together contributions by authors with different backgrounds who present conflicting views reflecting the divergence between the various stakeholders about the Syrian crisis.

1. Introduction
2. US–Turkish Relations in the Light of the Syrian Crisis (2011–2019)
3. The Apparent Chinese Paradox
4. The Wedge Strategy: How Saudi Arabia is Attempting to Influence the Syrian Conflict
5. Iran and ‘Exporting’ the Revolution: The Syrian Case
6. Iranian–Russian Rapprochement and Its Impact on Regional Security
7. Saudi Arabia and Russia in the Syrian Crisis: Divergent Policies, Similar Concerns
8. ASTANA: The Rise of a New Alliance and Its Implications for International Relations
9. The Effects of the Syrian Crisis on China’s BRI Approach in the Middle East
10. Syria and Hydrocarbons: Present and Prospective Politico-Economic Issues
11. Syria—The Use of Violent Non State Actors as a Tool of Regional Policy
12. Russian Propaganda in the Context of the Syrian Crisis
13. Decentralization as an Entry Point to Peacebuilding in Syria