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Revista Científica General José María Córdova
Print version ISSN 1900-6586On-line version ISSN 2500-7645
Abstract
COşAR UNAL, Mustafa and MIRON, Marina. Losing a war while defeating the enemy: The vitality of the “ Strategy Bridge”. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2022, vol.20, n.40, pp.988-1023. Epub Oct 01, 2022. ISSN 1900-6586. https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.992.
This article longitudinally analyzes the strategic interaction between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in their four decades of conflict. Using contemporary strategic theory as an analytical framework, it analyzes how the parties’ strategies -grand and military- and political objectives align. It finds that both parties have struggled with establishing (aligning policy, strategy, and resources) and, in several instances, maintaining a functioning strategy bridge. Static approaches that solely worked in a specific context and the absence of a strategy bridge have plagued both actors, thus perpetuating the ongoing conflict. The authors conclude that the conflict will likely continue unless one of the parties can create and maintain a working strategy bridge for an extended period.
Keywords : conflict; insurgency; terrorism; Strategy Bridge; Turkey; PKK.