| ID | 116652 |
| Title Proper | Russia, Syria and the doctrine of intervention |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Charap, Samuel |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, there have been intermittent hopes that Moscow might play a constructive diplomatic role in resolving it. But the focus on Russia has been deeply misleading. Russia, for reasons that have little to do with Syria itself, was never going to be part of the solution to the crisis - at least on terms that the West and the Syrian opposition could accept. Further, Russia's centrality to international diplomacy on this issue and its seeming obstinacy expose deep flaws in post-Cold War Western doctrine on international intervention. Russia's centrality when it comes to Syria is more a function of those flaws than anything else. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 55, No.1; Feb-Mar 2013: p.35-41 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 55, No.1; Feb-Mar 2013: p.35-41 |
| Key Words | Moscow ; Syrian Crisis ; Russia ; International Diplomacy ; International Intervention ; Cold War ; Western Doctrine |