Send Print Share

The new Middle East / Policy Brief

Syria: the limits of external influence

07/06/2011 By Barah Mikaïl

The Syrian regime now faces strong pressure for democratic reform but the nature of the regime and Syria’s regional role mean that a democratic breakthrough will be more difficult to achieve than it was in Tunisia and Egypt. The EU reaction to Syria’s protests has been ad hoc and uncertain, and European governments could certainly do more. But Syria may show the limits to what kind of impact can be expected of European support for democratic reform.

Download the full version of this publication, available in English (106 kB)

To read or listen to the comments of our experts in the media about this and other topics, please visit our Press section.

Keywords

Democratic reform European Union Syria

Bio author: Barah Mikaïl

Middle East. North Africa region