The EU Sanctions against Syria: Conflict Management by other Means?

• Main Author: PORTELA, Clara
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Syria; targeted sanctions; European Union; CFSP; Strategic Partnerships; Responsibility to Protect; International Relations; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1177; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2433/viewcontent/UNISCI_DP_30___PORTELA.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Since May 2011, the EU has crafted one of its most far reaching and sophisticated sanctions operations in support of the anti-regime protests against the current regime in Syria. This article examines the measures wielded by the EU, its expected impact and its implications for the EU's relation...