The 2015 Russian Military Intervention in Syria: A Neo-Gramscian Hegemony Approach

Akgüden, Muhterem

The International Relations (IR) literature on the 2015 Russian military intervention in Syria is mainly based on the interpretations of the mainstream IR theories and tends to see this intervention in the context of economic or military concerns. Nevertheless, these interpretations ignore the non-material aspects of the Russian intervention and the historic depth of the Russian-Syrian relations. Instead, approaching the same intervention from the perspective of the neo-Gramscian hegemony provides the finding of these missing pieces. For this reason, the major purpose of this study is to analyze the 2015 Russian military intervention in Syria from the perspective of the neo-Gramscian hegemony. In order to achieve its purpose, this study benefits not only from the concept of hegem...