Hard Balancing Rusia dan Turki dalam Konflik Suriah 2012-2015

The Syrian conflict that has been raging since 2011, has involved external actors including Russia and Turkey in a rivalry model of “hard balancing.” Those two countries support different contested parties in the Syrian conflict. This article is aimed to describe the background, forms, and the impact of the hard-balancing rivalry between Russian and Turkey in the conflict. Russia\u27s involvement in the conflict is to back up Bashar al Assad\u27s regime politically and militarily in order to protect its military and economic interests in the region, while Turki provides supports to the rebels. The rivalry between the the two countries has made the Syrian conclict more complicated and long-drawn