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    Master Thesis
    The Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy (1945-2010) :russia’s Power Play in Syria
    (Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2017) Biner, Hatice; Bıçakçı, Ahmet Salih
    This thesis describes Russia’s foreign policy evolution throughout the period of 1945 to 2010 and shows Syria’s role in Russia’s power seeking policy in the Middle East showing the historical connections of Soviet-Syrian relations within the Cold War rhetoric. This research describes the relations between Russia and Syria from the end of World War ii to 2010 in order to understand and analyze this relationship. The aim was to show the relations in three periods: ‘the Cold War period’ ‘the transition period’ and ‘the Putin era’. The characteristics of these periods are explained along with the relations of Russia and Syria regarding the conditions of these periods. This research has ascertained that in these three periods Syria was a very strategic asset of Russia in its Middle Eastern affairs. it has also found out that in the last period Russia considered Syria as its only remaining traditional ally of in the Middle East and Russia in this period gradually upgraded its role in the Middle East thanks to Syria.