This study investigates the potential for
a resolution of the Syrian-Turkish water conflict in the
rapprochement period. The Syrian-Turkish Water Events
Database has indicated that Turkey, the upper riparian state
on the Euphrates River, still favors the status-quo, whereas
Syria has entered a stalemate and signaled significant
optimism for a resolution. This study suggests that Turkey
discounts the future for the status-quo, although it is
unsustainable in the upcoming decades for two major...