A MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF SYRIA'S REGIME SECURITY STRATEGY IN RELATIONS WITH TURKEY (1990–1998)

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2025-8-6

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Youzbashi, Yalei

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This thesis examines the relations between Damascus and Ankara from the perspective of the Syrian regime security between 1990 and 1998. By incorporating a multi-level analysis to understand how the regime's concerns have shaped events, the study aims to enrich the literature on Syria-Turkey relations, as there has been little focus on the Syrian regime security perspective. After analysing the period across three levels – international, regional and domestic – the study concludes that systemic and domestic developments, along with Turkey's policies regarding these issues, generated concerns about the security of the Asad regime. This led Syrian decision-makers to formulate policies that concerned Turkey and created a security dilemma, ultimately resulting in a crisis in October 1998.

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Syria, Turkey, October 1998 Crisis, Regime Security, Multi-Level Analysis

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis