South Africa's Policy on the Syria

Syria’s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis of modern time. The “Syrian Civil war Began in March of 2011, between rebel brigades and government force; economy and infrastructure is destroyed” (Library, 2016). “Divisions between secular and religious fighters, and between ethnic groups, continue to complicate the politics of the conflict” (Corps, 2016). Additionally, the Syrian civil war has taken a significant

A current issue on the minds and agendas of the international community is the Syrian Refugee Crisis. The situation has only escalated since its start in 2011, and as the number of displaced Syrians reaches over 9 million, countries around the world, not just the ones in the Middle East, are increasing efforts to offer asylum and aid for these people. The Syrian Refugee Crisis began with peaceful anti-government protests in March of 2011, but after the violent response of the government, rebels, army defectors, and many civilians formed the Free Syrian Army by July of the same year (Mercy Corps, Sept 2nd, 2015). The presence of ISIS within Syria and the differing views of religious groups (namely Sunni and Shiite) in the country only add to the chaos of destruction of the country and the Syrian people’s lives and homes. With the constant state of war within the country, basic necessities like food, water, and shelter have become scarce and Syrian people are looking to find new homes of stability and safety. The large majority of Syrians have fled to the neighboring countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey. However the burden of harboring these refugees has put huge stress on the countries as the sheer number of people entering the country becomes too much to handle. Today one in five people living in Lebanon is a Syrian refugee (Mercy Corps, Sept 2nd, 2015). With the neighboring countries already beyond capacity, Syrians are looking for shelter in places outside this

In addition, the non-intervention by Saudi Arabia will be examined and this paper will attempt to determine why they have not become involved in the Syrian Civil War despite being a large power in

The civil war that continues to rage in Syria for the past five years has been one of both great loss and great interest. Several key actors from around the world such as the United States, Russia, Turkey, the Syrian government, Syrian rebels or National Coalition, Iran, and Saudi Arabia all have a great amount at stake based on the outcome of the war. Thus, the difficulties of negotiating peace are almost impossible to overcome, which causes great powers like that of the U.S. and Russia to use their resources in order to obtain their desired outcome. In this essay, I will be outlining the key actors, which side they are on, and what is at stake for each of them within this civil war, as well as examining how this turmoil has “[created] a haven for the Islamic State to move in.” Now let us identify the key actors who have a stake in this civil war.

Over the years, United States-Syrian relations has gone back and forth between somewhat peaceful and outright hostile between both the US and Syria. But even when the relationship between the two was very hostile, the United States view on the policy toward Syria within regard to the coexisting Arab-Israeli conflict has remained consistent. The United States endorses United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, which would allow for the return of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights to Syrian control.

Similar to all problems, only if everyone works together can a peaceful end be reached. With an alliance between all of the nations, the threat that the Syrian Civil War poses would decrease. There would be a more controlled environment for refugees from the war and a more emphasized effort towards humanitarian support. The Republic of Finland would like to emphasize the need for a supported humanitarian effort. One of the major issues attributed to the Syrian Civil War is the deprivation of human rights. There is constant torture and execution of innocent lives. Rape is actually used as a weapon of war. With non-profit organizations such as White Helmets and Red Cross, help can be sent to people trapped inside war zones and to those refugees who lack the necessities to get proper care. In fact, a meeting in early 2017 of all of the UN leaders will be held in Finland. Furthermore, an organization known as Suomi Syyria Yhteisö, or SSY, is a Finnish based charity already dedicated to providing humanitarian relief in Syria. This meeting will help determine a plan to help with the the war. With the collaborated effort of all of the countries around the world and such organizations, the devastations conditions of war can be

A combination of factors in Syria, including but not limited to Bashar al-Assad 's regime and its practices against the Sunni majority, the rapid spread of ISIS and its atrocities against the Syrians, and other groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra have led to a civil war that has killed 250,000 people, displaced half of the population,

Syria has been the epicenter of wars and prosperity for many decades. Whether it’s the Syrian-Franco war that gave their independence, or the flood of Universities that entered in the 1950’s; it’s always been a mixed bag with Syria. Many people will look at the destabilize modern Syria and wonder “How did it get to this point?”, well in reality it was not one event rather a concurrency of events that all led up to Syria’s likely demise.

The war, which has engulfed Syria, continuously attracts the attention of journalists and diplomats. It has already taken lives of at least 76000 people (Gladstone and Ghannam 4). Moreover, this confrontation has turned millions of Syrian citizens into refugees who need to seek asylum in various countries. To some degree, this conflict illustrates the instability of countries located in the Middle East. One cannot easily identify a single underlying cause of this war. Instead, much attention should be paid to the combination of factors that are related to the political landscape of the country, its religious tensions, economic recession, and

Since the September 11th 2001 attacks on the soil of the United States of America, the country has been engaged in a war on terror, particularly with the group Al Qaida. At first the country of Syria was an ally of the nation in its endeavors against terrorism until the point when the United States went to war with Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussein in the mid-2000s. The relationship between the United States and Syria has been continually strained. Some of those who have authority and power in the United States advocate governmental interference over the issues of Syrian interference in Lebanon, over its relationship with the Palestinians, its record of violations of human rights against its own people, and its continual development of weapons of mass destruction despite direct order from the United Nations. Since 2011, there have been mass demonstrations in Syria to protest Bashar al-Asaad, the country's tyrannical ruler. The question at hand has then become whether or not the United States should intervene in the events in Syria or not.

As of recent, there is an ongoing debate over the response of the Obama administration related to the events occurring in Syria and the potential violation by the Syrian government of customary international law and relevant treaties and conventions in the use of chemical weapons against its own people. The conflict itself has history which is required to be thoroughly examined before conclusions can be placed and actions are to be carried out. The Syrian Civil War has not only affected the lives of Syria’s citizens but has becoming a pressing issue in direct international relations between countries like Russia and the United States. Obama’s administration has their own response to the crisis at hand and believes that a military strike is a fully legal move to make given the situation present at hand. According to the evidence, it would seem possible that a violation has not occurred and that the threat by Obama’s administration to use force in the Syrian crisis stands on illegitimate grounds because the proceedings are done by Syrian government on their own grounds. However the atrocious actions committed by the Assad regime could in fact provide legality to military intervention by the United States. Finally, the focus will be to determine whether chemical weapons are in fact the sole factor for international intervention.

There are three main political actors involved, Syria, America, and the European Union. Syria is driven out of their country because of war and insufficient living standards, resulting in thousands of refugees. Syria needs America and the European Union to open up and allow them to reestablish themselves within their countries. Syria’s biggest value would be their security and basic needs in order to survive. America’s main value would be the security of its people, since recent tragedies this may be a rising concern to the European Union also. Although, the European Union’s biggest value would be its carrying capacity.

The current conflict broke out on 15th December, 2013. The purpose of this brief is to analyze the ongoing conflict in South Sudan and the position of Ethiopia in this conflict. We begin by examining the possible interest of Ethiopia and our capability or option to respond. South Sudan and Ethiopia have shared interest in the Nile and the geographic proximity of our states means that the conflict in South Sudan affects us directly. We will highlight the possible policy options that Ethiopia can impart in the current situation. It would not be in our best interests for the conflict to escalate beyond this. Finally we suggest possible steps that the state can take in reeling in the situation.

Syrian civil war started in 2011 was the outcome of the opposition against the President Bashar al-Assad regime. The uprising emerged as a response to the Arab spring movement that lead to regime change in Tunisia and subsequently turned into mass unrest rooted into the discontent with long-term dictatorship and poor economic situation in the country (Manfreda, n.d.). The number of Syrian citizens killed in the civil war reached 140000 since March 2011 (SBS 2014). The European Commission (2014, 2) reports approximately 9.3 million civilians “in need for humanitarian assistance”. The scale of armed rebellion between government and opposition that lead to an increasing number of casualties among civilians did not remain unnoticed by the

This paper will focus upon only on two issues i.e. international legality of intervention by the UN on humanitarian grounds and the debate related to UN adopted and authorized policy of responsibility to protect (R2P) due to which unified agreement could not be achieved amongst UNSC members to carry out military intervention on humanitarian grounds to end Syrian crisis. First part of the essay will highlight briefly core spirit of the UN charter in light of stated four purposes and seven principles to ensure world peace. According to which Syrian crisis does not fulfill the prerequisites of an international crisis i.e. posing a threat to international peace and stability though the devastated crimes of human rights committed by ISIS has surely attracted the attention of international community. It will be highlighting the inherent weakness of UN charter i.e. absence of any clause to intervene on humanitarian grounds. In second part of the essay, UN mandate under R2P will be analyzed highlighting its vagueness and ambiguity due to which permanent members of UNSC could not develop consensus to react on Syrian crisis. In last part of the essay will future of Syrian crisis based upon the analysis of UN weaknesses highlighted in earlier parts as well as briefly touch upon the two models of reforms suggested by the high level report of UN panel on its reforms.