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The nature of the engagement of the United States in the Syrian crisis: a thematic analysis
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Abstract The complications of the Syrian crisis that has extended over six years are overseen on three distinct levels which are national, topographical, and global. A closer look at the situation in Syria in 2010/2011 will help explain why the regime has survived, the complexities of the situation in Syria,... mehr
The complications of the Syrian crisis that has extended over six years are overseen on three distinct levels which are national, topographical, and global. A closer look at the situation in Syria in 2010/2011 will help explain why the regime has survived, the complexities of the situation in Syria, and what makes the search for a stable political settlement so difficult. The purpose of the present study is to highlight the nature of US engagement in the Syrian crisis which involves maintaining the US military presence for regional stability, ensuring the enduring defeat of ISIS, countering the future expansion of the Iranian influence and political settlement to the conflict, containing the Assad’s regime in the interim. By outlining various threats, issues, assessing the Syrian conflict and its key actors, this paper seeks to explain the US response to the Syrian crisis on basis of thematic analysis. In conclusion, the United States' foreign policy has continued in a region vital to its national security interests due to available oil, its impetus to protect Israel, to support security by retaining military bases, to preserve the position of the protectorate of client states, and friendly regimes, and to resist Islamic movements and terrorism.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Syrien; politische Krise; Terrorismus; Konfliktregelung; USA; Außenpolitik; militärische Präsenz; internationale Beziehungen; Nahost; arabische Länder
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
US Engagement; ISIS
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 331-344
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 7 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.47305/JLIA2137331k
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)