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Since the Arab This paper focuses on the main Syrian allies’ foreign policies: Russia, China, and Iran. They maintain their policies not to intervene in the Syrian civil war. The paper also investigates Russia, China, and Iran’s foreign policies towards Syria since the 2011 Arab Spring. The analysis and argument are based on a realism lens and apply the game theory to test the hypothesis. This research examines how game-theoretic analysis of externals’ foreign policies have shown their national interests and strategic cooperation movement. Therefore, it has proven its interdependent strategies among the players (Syria and its allies). Thus, Constructivism theory is used to analyze the norms, beliefs, and ideas that shape a state’s foreign policy. This research paper argues that Syria’s external allies continue to support Syria to gain their common interests and play major roles in regional politics. Nevertheless, the relationship between Syria and its allies appears to be continued, and they will keep supporting the Assad regime. Finally, the research paper highlights the important motivations for policymakers of the Syrian allies that they are involved in the Syrian crisis acting on both regional and international stages.