Tuesday, 23 February 2016

International system disintegrates as Syria burns (Baria Alamuddin, Al Arabiya)

We are at a decisive moment for the international system within whose familiar contours we were all reared. European states rush to seal their borders; American presidential candidates compete over who is more xenophobic while Middle Eastern borders dissolve before our eyes. It seems that each time there has been an announcement of a breakthrough in the diplomatic efforts for Syria, progress is smashed to smithereens by another major Russian bombing campaign – shooting to pieces any prospect of an imminent political solution.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/02/23/International-system-disintegrates-as-Syria-burns.html

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