Structural realism and Syria in Iranian and Russian regional policy
Structural realism explains behavior through the distribution of power under anarchy. States hedge for survival, seek security, and balance against pressure. Syria fits that frame as a prized position on the eastern Mediterranean and a land bridge between Iraq and Lebanon. Mohammad Mousavi’s article anchors that logic in Persian scholarship and argues that Syria functions…
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