International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the actions of the great powers in the Syrian civil war are motivated by balance of power politics. Though it is accepted that they get involved in the civil war to protect or expand their material interests, those states do so in the context of a broad...

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Autores Principales: Ghotme, Rafat, Ripoll, Alejandra
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Publicado: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada 2014
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language Español (Spanish)
topic Syria
civil war
United States
Russia
China
balance of power
hegemony
Siria
guerra civil
Estados Unidos
Rusia
China
equilibrio del poder
hegemonía.
Síria
guerra civil
Estados Unidos
Rússia
China
equilíbrio do poder
hegemonia
spellingShingle Syria
civil war
United States
Russia
China
balance of power
hegemony
Siria
guerra civil
Estados Unidos
Rusia
China
equilibrio del poder
hegemonía.
Síria
guerra civil
Estados Unidos
Rússia
China
equilíbrio do poder
hegemonia
Ghotme, Rafat
Ripoll, Alejandra
International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
description The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the actions of the great powers in the Syrian civil war are motivated by balance of power politics. Though it is accepted that they get involved in the civil war to protect or expand their material interests, those states do so in the context of a broader systemic logic. The United States of America, which continues being an hegemonic power, has been facing a decline in its power capabilities, leading it to accept a new status quo -the Russian-American agreement- in which it has to admit its own idea of regional order sharing that function with Russia and to a lesser extent with China and Iran. With the change in the distribution of power that is brewing up in the Middle East and the international system, those states were compelled to accept that the balance policy was the best alternative
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title International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
title_short International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
title_full International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
title_fullStr International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
title_full_unstemmed International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power
title_sort international relations of the syrian civil war: the united states and russia in the struggle for international power
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spelling ir-10654-345372020-01-08T19:41:05Z International relations of the Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia in the struggle for international power Las relaciones internacionales de la guerra civil Siria: Estados Unidos y Rusia en la lucha por el poder internacional As relações internacionais da guerra civil Síria: Estados Unidos e Rússia na luta pelo poder international Ghotme, Rafat Ripoll, Alejandra Syria civil war United States Russia China balance of power hegemony Siria guerra civil Estados Unidos Rusia China equilibrio del poder hegemonía. Síria guerra civil Estados Unidos Rússia China equilíbrio do poder hegemonia The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the actions of the great powers in the Syrian civil war are motivated by balance of power politics. Though it is accepted that they get involved in the civil war to protect or expand their material interests, those states do so in the context of a broader systemic logic. The United States of America, which continues being an hegemonic power, has been facing a decline in its power capabilities, leading it to accept a new status quo -the Russian-American agreement- in which it has to admit its own idea of regional order sharing that function with Russia and to a lesser extent with China and Iran. With the change in the distribution of power that is brewing up in the Middle East and the international system, those states were compelled to accept that the balance policy was the best alternative El objetivo de este artículo es demostrar que las acciones de las grandes potencias en la guerra civil siria están motivadas por la política del equilibrio del poder. Si bien se acepta que intervienen en la guerra civil para proteger o expandir sus intereses materiales, esos Estados lo hacen en el marco de una lógica sistémica más amplia. Estados Unidos de América, que sigue siendo una potencia hegemónica, se ha visto enfrentado al descenso de sus capacidades de poder, llevándolo a aceptar un nuevo statu quo -el acuerdo ruso-norteamericano- en el que tiene que sostener su propia idea de orden regional compartiendo esa función con Rusia y en menor medida con China e Irán. Ante el cambio en la distribución de poder que se está fraguando en el Medio Oriente y en el sistema internacional, esos Estados se vieron compelidos a aceptar que la política del equilibrio era la mejor alternativa. O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que as ações das grandes potências na guerra civil síria são motivadas pela política do equilíbrio do poder. Embora se aceite que intervenham na guerra civil para proteger ou expandir seus interesses materiais, esses Estados fazem isso no âmbito de uma lógica sistêmica mais ampla. 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