A historical look at the dimensions of the Syrian crisis in the light of the English school

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Hassan Larti ¹ , Hamed MohagheghNia ² , Rohollah Shahabi ³ , Lena Abdolkhani ⁴

1 - Department of Political Science, Khorramshahr International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramshahr, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2022-06-24 Accepted : 2022-07-24 Published : 2024-02-10

Keywords: The Syrian crisis, the English school, governance, humanitarian intervention, a historical perspective,

Abstract :

The Syrian crisis, which began following popular protests in the Arab world, plunged the country into a bloody and devastating war, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced. The crisis, which began with protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule, gradually turned violent, with the armed opposition, the Syrian army and terrorist groups clashing. But the Syrian crisis was not just a civil war, and regional and international actors provided arms, financial and logistical support to those involved. Eventually, the war ended with the recapture of most of the areas occupied by the Syrian army. This crisis has been studied from different angles and dimensions, but this research seeks a new approach to the analysis of the Syrian war in the context of the English school. From this perspective, using a combination of positive, interpretive and critical methods, the Syrian crisis is analyzed from the perspective of the three schools of the English school of Hobbes, Kant and Grossius, and a new window is opened to study this issue in the framework of international relations studies. The Hobbesian school emphasizes the preservation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the role of governments, war, and the anarchic conditions of the international system. The Kanth faction calls for the observance of the rights of Syrian citizens, the cooperation of international institutions and the need for arms control and conflict, and the Grossiusi faction calls for issues such as humanitarian intervention and the need for international legal institutions to intervene to end the crisis.