Comparing two regime crises in Syria: regional actors and Russian involvement

Sultan Mohamed Yousef Mandi Altamimi

doi:10.26182/5b57f9bd4d267

Comparing two regime crises in Syria: regional actors and Russian involvement

Sultan Mohamed Yousef Mandi Altamimi

School of Social Sciences

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This thesis investigates the structural causes of the involvement by Russia and the Middle Eastern states in the two Syrian crises of 1982 and since 2011 from a geopolitical perspective. Developmental approach to geopolitics has been applied to this study. This thesis emphasises that, without the crucial and decisive Soviet/Russian support to the Syrian regime in the two crises in two different geopolitical eras, the Syrian regime would have collapsed. It also shows that Soviet/Russian support has been effective partly because the regime understands Syria's human and physical geography more strategically, and successfully, than the armed opposition.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Brown, Graham, Supervisor Chen, Jie, Supervisor Pitty, Roderic, Supervisor
Award date	13 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5b57f9bd4d267
Publication status	Unpublished - 2017

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