International Relations Researches

International Relations Researches

Security Policy and Crisis Management Model in Syria

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Abbas Mossalanejad
Professor, University of Tehran
Abstract
Security policy making is one of the new strategic issues in the security process. The crisis in Syria is seen as a symbol of the tragedy of power and violence. Understanding the Syrian realities is impossible without considering security policy models. This article attempts to examine the pattern of security policy making in the Syrian crisis. Three fundamental components are addressed in the explanation of this article. The first component is the authoritarian state structure in Syria. The government has used the iron fist pattern to achieve its political and strategic goals in Hama, especially in 1982. The use of power, though it will lead to the victory of the state and the political system, will have its effects on the public opinion of social groups. The second component is the mechanisms of action of the political elite. The elites and rulers of Bashar al-Assad's government generally prefer to maintain their political status and privileges. Such indicators are seen to increase the incentive to suppress social groups. The third component concerns the evolution of the discourse components in Syria. The Muslim Brotherhood's critical discourse has been influenced by regional and international space in the discourse of resistance to the strategy of armed struggle against the state. These three elements are elements of the continuing security conflicts and the spread of violence in Syria. The paper uses a critical approach to security policy modeling that demonstrates that social forces and centrifugal groups play an important role in security developments in the Middle East, including Syria. Under the ambiguity of security, the direct role of the major powers has gradually diminished, but they are seeking to use indirect mechanisms of action and proxy forces. That is why Syrian crisis management requires the linking of international, regional, national and transnational actors.
Keywords
Uncertainty Conditions
Crisis Management
Iron Fist Pattern
Dialogue of Resistance
Spread of Violence in Syria
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