An Analysis of the Syrian Crisis from a Realist Perspective


Abstract in English

This research paper offers an analysis of the Syrian Crisis in light of the Realist Theory of International Relations. It argues that Realism can provide a better explanation for the conduct of regional and international powers that intervene in the Syrian Crisis. As a preliminary, the paper will provide a historical overview of partition of Greater Syria since the beginning of the twentieth century to the establishment of the present-day Syrian state. This places the Syrian crisis within a historical context that the researcher believes is important for a deeper understanding of regional and international policies towards the Syrian Crisis.

References used

Mingst, Karen A., and Ivan M. Arreguín-Toft. Essentials of International Relations: Sixth International. Student Edition. WW Norton & Company, 2013
Knutsen, Torbjorn L. History of International Relations Theory . Manchester University Press, 1997
Hakim, Hassan: Historical Documents on the Syrian Issue 1915-1946, Dar Sader for Printing and Publishing, Beirut 1974

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