Syria and Iran have formed a special relation in the past four decades. While researchers of international relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century, current literature in this field c...Syria and Iran have formed a special relation in the past four decades. While researchers of international relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century, current literature in this field can hardly explain the informal mechanism for Syria-Iran security cooperation. To unravel the puzzle, this paper attempts to put forward a new hypothesis： quasi-alliance. Based on an empirical study of Syria-Iran special relations in the past four decades, it reveals that quasi-alliance is a unique model for security cooperation in international arena paralleling with formal alliance, and its security arrangement has an unique logic, dynamics, mode of management and attributes. In the new framework of analysis, this paper touches down upon the origins, channels, features and tests of Syria-Iran quasi-alliance by focusing on the diplomatic history of their bilateral relations from 1979 to 2017. The bilateral quasi-alliance practice has undergone three stages of combating Iraqi aggression in 1980s, curbing Israel-Turkey axis in 1990s and balancing U.S.-Israel-Saudi-Turkey coalition in the 21st century, particularly since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.展开更多
It is universally acknowledged that while students of International Relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century,current literature in this field can hardly explain the informal mechanism...It is universally acknowledged that while students of International Relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century,current literature in this field can hardly explain the informal mechanism for Syria-Iran Security Cooperation.To unravel the puzzle,this paper proposes a new hypothesis:Quasi-alliance.Based on an empirical study of Syria-Iran relations in the past three decades,it reveals that Quasi-alliance is a unique mode for security cooperation in international arena paralleling with formal alliance,and its security arrangement has unique logic,dynamics,mode of management and attributes.In the new framework of analysis,this paper considers the fundamental characteristics of Quasi-alliance formation,management,efficacy and prospect by focusing on the empirical study of the Syria-Iran Quasi-alliance from 1979 to 2009.The bilateral Quasi-alliance practice has undergone three stages of combating Iraqi aggression in the 1980s,curbing the Israel-Turkey Axis in 1990s and balancing the US-Israel coalition in the 21st century.展开更多
文摘Syria and Iran have formed a special relation in the past four decades. While researchers of international relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century, current literature in this field can hardly explain the informal mechanism for Syria-Iran security cooperation. To unravel the puzzle, this paper attempts to put forward a new hypothesis： quasi-alliance. Based on an empirical study of Syria-Iran special relations in the past four decades, it reveals that quasi-alliance is a unique model for security cooperation in international arena paralleling with formal alliance, and its security arrangement has an unique logic, dynamics, mode of management and attributes. In the new framework of analysis, this paper touches down upon the origins, channels, features and tests of Syria-Iran quasi-alliance by focusing on the diplomatic history of their bilateral relations from 1979 to 2017. The bilateral quasi-alliance practice has undergone three stages of combating Iraqi aggression in 1980s, curbing Israel-Turkey axis in 1990s and balancing U.S.-Israel-Saudi-Turkey coalition in the 21st century, particularly since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation Project“Quasi-alliance Diplomacy and China’s Security Strategy”(07CGJ003)financed by Fund for Stage III of SHISU“211”Project operated by the Ministry of Education,PRC.
文摘It is universally acknowledged that while students of International Relations have probed deeply into alliance theory in the past half century,current literature in this field can hardly explain the informal mechanism for Syria-Iran Security Cooperation.To unravel the puzzle,this paper proposes a new hypothesis:Quasi-alliance.Based on an empirical study of Syria-Iran relations in the past three decades,it reveals that Quasi-alliance is a unique mode for security cooperation in international arena paralleling with formal alliance,and its security arrangement has unique logic,dynamics,mode of management and attributes.In the new framework of analysis,this paper considers the fundamental characteristics of Quasi-alliance formation,management,efficacy and prospect by focusing on the empirical study of the Syria-Iran Quasi-alliance from 1979 to 2009.The bilateral Quasi-alliance practice has undergone three stages of combating Iraqi aggression in the 1980s,curbing the Israel-Turkey Axis in 1990s and balancing the US-Israel coalition in the 21st century.
