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Turkey’s Safe Zone Policy in Northern Syria: Causes and Trends
Author(s): LIU Chen, MA Xiaolin, School of Arabic Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Zhejiang International Studies University
Pages: 25-
43+156
Year: 2020
Issue:
6
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Turkey; Northern Syria Strategy; Safe Zone Policy; Geopolitical Maneuvering;
Abstract: In March 2020,new conflicts broke out between the Turkish army and the Syrian and Russian armed forces in Syria’s Idlib province and other places.The security situation in Syria deteriorated again.The U.S.Department of Defense announced in September that it would increase its troops in northern Syria,while Russia has repeatedly launched air strikes against Syrian rebels in that area,and the game between parties inside and outside the region has further escalated.In Turkey’s Middle East strategy,the northern part of Syria has always been a strategic place for Turkey to advance geopolitical interests,and the main support for its goals of expanding its territory,containing Arab nationalist forces,uniting the U.S.against the Soviet Union,combating Kurdish separatist forces,and building regional hegemony.After the outbreak of the Syrian crisis,Turkey’s northern Syria strategy has further deepened and promoted the establishment of a security zone in northern Syria,making it a basis for Turkey to contain Kurdish forces,maintain its own security,and compete for interests and power with parties inside and outside the region.However,the lack of a long-term security mechanism,the inability to effectively solve the refugee problem,the ambiguous positioning and its core purpose of serving Turkey ’s regional hegemony have added uncertainty to the peaceful resolution of the Syrian crisis.
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