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1 – 10 of 229The escalation of Turkish intervention in Arab internal affairs before and after the revolutions of the Arab Spring, particularly the military intervention. Sometimes Ankara…
Abstract
Purpose
The escalation of Turkish intervention in Arab internal affairs before and after the revolutions of the Arab Spring, particularly the military intervention. Sometimes Ankara threatens with military intervention and sometimes establishes large military bases in Arab countries: Qatar, Somalia and Iraq. Moreover, it carries out extensive military operations within the borders of some Arab countries such as Iraq and Syria. This type of behavior requires a study that takes into consideration the reasons of such behavior and future implications on the relations between the Arab and Turkish parties.
Design/methodology/approach
The theoretical framework of the study will follow neorealism, as the basis for understanding Turkish pragmatic foreign policy adopted in managing its international relations and interests with various countries.
Findings
The situation in Afrin after a year of Turkish occupation confirms this. Erdogan may not go ahead with a new military operation in east Euphrates and northern Syria. He may prefer instead he may deem it better to control the safe area in the north through the revival of the agreement of Adana of 1998. However, Turkey's desire to control northern Syria, which represents a quarter of the country, faces tough resistance of Turkish groups, Russian-Syrian rejection and European-American resentment. Control of the Syrian north may be subject to concessions and consensus among these powers without excluding any of them.
Research limitations/implications
States in the international system, such as companies in the local economy, have the same main interest: that’s survival. It is worth noting that Waltz’s neorealistic theory cannot be applied to domestic national politics. It cannot contribute to the development of state policies relating to its international and internal affairs. His theory only helps to explain the reason behind the similar behavior of countries despite having different forms of governments and diversity of political ideologies. It also explains why the comprehensive international relations have not changed despite the growing decentralization of these countries.
Originality/value
How does neorealism explain Turkish military intervention in Syria since 2016?
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Turkey’s internal stability.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229709
ISSN: 2633-304X
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TURKEY/SYRIA: Afrin is taken but Kurds will fight on
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES230515
ISSN: 2633-304X
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It was just 58 days after Turkey launched an invasion aimed at seizing Afrin from Syrian Kurdish rebels whom Ankara regards as terrorists. Turks have been jubilant at what is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230531
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Rebels complain that pro-government forces had earlier allowed IS safe passage to Idlib from Hama. At the same time, in northern Idlib, Turkish armoured convoys have deployed to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229733
ISSN: 2633-304X
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SYRIA/TURKEY: Ankara will face new dilemmas in Afrin
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES230149
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signalled strongly that an incursion against the Kurds, whom he regards as terrorists linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229272
ISSN: 2633-304X
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TURKEY/SYRIA: Ankara takes a gamble in Afrin
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES229233
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The operation has in any case reached an impasse. By sending troops first to Manbij and then to Afrin, Russia has blocked Turkey’s military options in Syria. Syria’s Kurds are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220012
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…