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    Russian-Israeli relations in the context of the Syrian crisis (2010-2019)
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2020) Maraqa, Yara; Özcan, Gencer
    ABSTRACT: This study aims to identify the nature of the Russian-Israeli relations within the major developments that took place within the Syrian theatre particularly at the time when the Syrian uprising started to take military, regional and international dimensions. The development of Russian-Israeli relations in Syria contained many areas of cooperation and had witnessed dissatisfaction on both sides as well. Areas of cooperation were due to a wide range of common interests and foreign policy issues in the region. The study relies on the answer of the problem submitted on the descriptive analytical method in order to identify the overlapping and conflicting areas of motivations and strategies. The study consists of an introduction and six chapters followed by conclusion and outlook. The significance of the study stems from its elucidation of the Russian-Israeli relations within the events of the most recent and significant conflicts, the Syrian conflict. The study has sought to uncover the political motives and employed strategies of both Russia and Israel towards Syria since the onset of the conflict in March 2011 until 2019, then comparing their common motives and strategies that determines the shape of their ongoing relations. The study has employed eclectic methodology, thus making use of a number of research methods such as those of the historical, comparative and that of the national interest and decision-making. In highlighting the Russian-Israeli course of relations in Syria it was required to review the influential regional and international determinants in the Syrian crisis and their effects on the foreign policy of Israel and Russia. The study concluded that Israeli-Russian military, political and diplomatic coordination over Syria has been managed successfully to certain degree, yet distrust has limited the way for a full-fledged military and political alliance. Similarly, diplomatic standoffs and military friction could not be avoided, yet their rapprochement and cooperation continued to shape the nature of their relations.