Syrian war at the crossroads: curbing arms flow, imposing a no-fly zone and opening al-Yarubiyan border crossing
| Autor: | Schellhammer, Lena, Bales, Marius |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Politikwissenschaft
Political science internationale politische Konflikte Kriegführung Waffenhandel Auslandshilfe internationales Konfliktmanagement Rüstungskontrollpolitik Schutzzone humanitäre Auslandshilfe Waffenkäufe Waffenlieferungen Waffenembargo politische Einflussnahme friedenschaffende Maßnahmen Flüchtlingshilfe Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy Rüstungskontrolle Abrüstung Krieg Entwicklungshilfe Migration Westeuropäische Union Finnland Schweden Norwegen Dänemark Großbritannien Niederlande Frankreich Österreich Türkei Nordamerika Irak Jordanien Saudi-Arabien Syrien Bürgerkrieg Waffe Handel arms control disarmament war development aid migration Western European Union Finland Sweden Norway Denmark Great Britain Netherlands France Austria Turkey North America Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia Syria civil war weapon commerce 10500 |
| Zdroj: | 4/2020, BICC Policy Brief, 5 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Stellungnahme<br />comment |
| Popis: | Suspend the transfer of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to secondary conflict parties, such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia, to stop illegal re-transfers to the Syrian war zone. Existing national agreements to suspend certain arms exports to Turkey (2019) by Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as the export moratoria of limited duration for Saudi Arabia (2018), should be extended to a comprehensive, not time-limited EU arms embargo. Many of the weapons that are re-exported to Syria are old arms, produced in former Yugoslavian countries or the Soviet Union. To date, partially uncontrolled and illegal stocks of old arms exist on the Balkans and in eastern European states. To prevent further proliferation of these weapons to Syria and other war zones, the European Commission should set up an initiative to buy and destroy these weapons. To stop the cycle of mass displacement and attacks against civilians, a UN-mandated no-fly zone must be established in northern Syria. If a no-fly zone is not successful in protecting civilians in northern Syria, a UN-mandated safe zone must also be considered and ultimately implemented. EU member states must call on the UN Security Council to vote for continuing humanitarian cross-border aid (UNSCR 2165) and to reopen the al-Yarubiyah border crossing with Iraq in north-eastern Syria to prevent the humanitarian situation from deteriorating further. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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