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Support for Syria's civil society - misguided and ineffective: without military action, international support will continue to be of no avail
Hilfe für Syriens Zivilgesellschaft - ineffektiv und fehlgeleitet: ohne militärische Schritte bleibt internationale Unterstützung wirkungslos
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract
Three-and-a-half years after the start of the peaceful protests in Syria the civil actors have been marginalised. The picture is dominated by a broad range of different militias. Few of them have a vision of Syria as a country based on pluralism and united in territorial, ethnic and denominational t... view more
Three-and-a-half years after the start of the peaceful protests in Syria the civil actors have been marginalised. The picture is dominated by a broad range of different militias. Few of them have a vision of Syria as a country based on pluralism and united in territorial, ethnic and denominational terms. Half of the population has fled abroad or has been displaced within the country. Millions of internal refugees are dependent on humanitarian aid. In view of the international military campaign against the group which calls itself Islamic State, the Western supporters of the opposition urgently need to review their original strategy, which focused almost entirely on promoting civilian structures. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
civil society; social situation; humanitarian intervention; civil war; conflict management; military intervention; Syria; social crisis
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Flugverbotszone; finanzielle Auslandshilfe; Übergangsregierung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 45/2014
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications