Russian Federation as a remained power of the disintegred Soviet Union has been always trying to revive its position as a great power in the global political equations and pursues this approach with all power. This has caused Russian geopolitical approach to be remarkable in the case of different crises such as Syria. In fact, Russia with regard to its own strategic historical has set foot in the battlefield of Syria and has tried to consider its geopolitical interests in this extra-territorial geographical area. Hence, this paper employing geopolitical theory and descriptive-analytical method aims to explain Russia’s geopolitical approach to Syria’s crisis. Therefore, the main question addressed in this paper is that how the geopolitical approach of the Russian Federation in Syria’s crisis can be interpreted? In response, it will be explained that the Russian Federation's geopolitical approach in the context of the Syrian crisis can be analyzed and interpreted based on Russia’s long geopolitical conflict with the United States of America.
Zahrani,M. and Faraji Loheh Sara,T. (2016). Geopolitical Approach of the Russian Federation in Syria. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 22(94), 43-70.
MLA
Zahrani,M. , and Faraji Loheh Sara,T. . "Geopolitical Approach of the Russian Federation in Syria", Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 22, 94, 2016, 43-70.
HARVARD
Zahrani M., Faraji Loheh Sara T. (2016). 'Geopolitical Approach of the Russian Federation in Syria', Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 22(94), pp. 43-70.
CHICAGO
M. Zahrani and T. Faraji Loheh Sara, "Geopolitical Approach of the Russian Federation in Syria," Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 22 94 (2016): 43-70,
VANCOUVER
Zahrani M., Faraji Loheh Sara T. Geopolitical Approach of the Russian Federation in Syria. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 2016; 22(94): 43-70.
