Making Sense of Turkey’s Post-Uprising Syria Policy
Making Sense of Turkey’s Post-Uprising Syria Policy

Summary/Abstract: This article identifies and discusses four strategic miscalculations committed by Turkish foreign policy makers in their engagement with the uprising in Syria. These miscalculations involve investing too much confidence in various actors to bring some sort of change in Syria envisioned by Turkey. These actors are the leader of Syria, Bashar Assad, the opposition, the international community and Turkey itself. Along with a discussion of each of these miscalculations, the study elaborates on potential causes for their commitment. The argument of the study is advanced by blending descriptive analysis of developments with theoretical insights brought together form different foreign policy literatures.

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