The Paradox of America's Foreign Policy in Syrian Crises

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mohammad sadegh  Kooshki ¹ (Assistant Professor of Tehran University)
Mahjobeh  Karimi ² (MA Graduate of Regional Studies at Tehran University)

Received: 2015-05-12 Accepted : 2015-05-12 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: Syria crisis, the United States, realism, Islamic awakening, International System,

Abstract :

In the view of most analysts, the US foreign policy in the Syrian civil war has been very passive and ambiguous. Over the four years of civil war in Syria passed and the US has failed to adopt a firm stance against the crisis and arming the opposition, or full-scale military attack on Syria remains uncertain. The resulting discontent among some American allies like Saudi Arabia and passive policies of Washington was considered. The root of this confusion was the ambiguous foreign policy strategy in relation to the confrontation with the Islamic awakening and overall outcome of US confusion in foreign policy at regional and international levels was evident. America’s credibility and global power relations on the one hand and undermine Washington's allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel in this regard can be summarized