Las relaciones internacionales de la guerra civil Siria: Estados Unidos y Rusia en la lucha por el poder internacional

  • Rafat Ghotme UMNG
  • Alejandra Ripoll
Palabras clave: Siria, guerra civil, Estados Unidos, Rusia, China, equilibrio del poder, hegemonía.

Resumen

El objetivo de este artículo es demostrar que las acciones de las grandes potencias en la guerra civil siria están motivadas por la política del equilibrio del poder. Si bien se acepta que intervienen en la guerra civil para proteger o expandir sus intereses materiales, esos Estados lo hacen en el marco de una lógica sistémica más amplia. Estados Unidos de América, que sigue siendo una potencia hegemónica, se ha visto enfrentado al descenso de sus capacidades de poder, llevándolo a aceptar un nuevo statu quo -el acuerdo ruso-norteamericano- en el que tiene que sostener su propia idea de orden regional compartiendo esa función con Rusia y en menor medida con China e Irán. Ante el cambio en la distribución de poder que se está fraguando en el Medio Oriente y en el sistema internacional, esos Estados se vieron compelidos a aceptar que la política del equilibrio era la mejor alternativa.

Biografía del autor/a

Rafat Ghotme, UMNG

Candidato a doctor en Historia Política Comparada. Magíster en Historia. Licenciado en Relaciones Internacionales. Profesor asociado e investigador de la Facultad de Relaciones Internacionales UMNG. Investigador del Centro Colombiano de Estudios Árabes.

Alejandra Ripoll

Profesora asociada e investigadora y editora de la Revista de la Facultad de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad.

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Biografía del autor/a

Rafat Ghotme, UMNG

Candidato a doctor en Historia Política Comparada. Magíster en Historia. Licenciado en Relaciones Internacionales. Profesor asociado e investigador de la Facultad de Relaciones Internacionales UMNG. Investigador del Centro Colombiano de Estudios Árabes.

Alejandra Ripoll

Profesora asociada e investigadora y editora de la Revista de la Facultad de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad.

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Ghotme, R., & Ripoll, A. (2014). Las relaciones internacionales de la guerra civil Siria: Estados Unidos y Rusia en la lucha por el poder internacional. Revista De Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia Y Seguridad, 9(2), 77–102. https://doi.org/10.18359/ries.41
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