CIAO DATE: 06/2012
April 2012
"Syria’s Phase of Radicalisation", the latest policy briefing by the International Crisis Group, examines what has driven President Bashar Assad to unleash his loyalist forces and opposition groups to escalate their own violence. It concludes that in the absence of a realistic, workable alternative, the best (if slim) chance to halt this slide is to build on aspects of the envoy’s initiative and achieve broad international consensus around a more detailed roadmap.
Resource link: Syria's Phase of Radicalisation [PDF] - 732K