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A Geopolitical Analysis Of The Activation Of The Shiite Geopolitical Factor Within The Syrian Conflict Geo-System

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  • Ioannis MAZIS

    (School of Economics and Political Sciences, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Chair of the Dpt of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Hellas)

  • Michalis SARLIS

    (School of Economics and Political Sciences, Dpt of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hellas)

Abstract

This paper presents a systemic analysis of the Iran-Syria-Lebanon geopolitical sub-system within the frame of the Wider Middle East geo-complex and in light of the geopolitical factor of the Shiite Islamist movement. We consider that the Shiite Islamist movement, which is represented by Hezbollah in Lebanon and by proxy Shiite organizations in Iraq (Kataeb Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al Haq), has been transformed, under Tehran’s management and direction, into an important power redistribution factor in the region. Turkey’s foreign policy is evaluated as unsuccessful and dangerous for the security of the state of Israel and the stability of the Middle Eastern geopolitical system, particularly in relation to Ankara’s support of radical Islamist groups operating inside Syria. Ankara’s policy is also considered as a trigger mechanism for the acceleration of secessionist and state-formation ambitions, such as in the case of the gradual autonomy of an ethnically Kurdish zone in the northeastern Syrian territory. In ad

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  • Ioannis MAZIS & Michalis SARLIS, 2013. "A Geopolitical Analysis Of The Activation Of The Shiite Geopolitical Factor Within The Syrian Conflict Geo-System," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(2), pages 125-144, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hrs:journl:v:v:y:2013:i:2:p:125-144
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    Keywords

    Systems; Sub-systems; Super-system; Shiite Islamist movement; Syria; Iran; Hezbollah; Israel; Syrian Kurds; Turkey; Saudi Arabia;
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    JEL classification:

    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism

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