Kristin Helberg – Berlin Policy Journal – Blog https://berlinpolicyjournal.com A bimonthly magazine on international affairs, edited in Germany's capital Mon, 23 May 2016 09:11:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.9 No Stability With Assad https://berlinpolicyjournal.com/no-stability-with-assad/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:28:54 +0000 http://berlinpolicyjournal.com/?p=2913 The opportunity to establish a no-fly zone has passed. Any Western intervention should now focus on a no-bomb zone to protect civilians and on weakening Bashar al-Assad.

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A damaged picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen near Zeyzoun thermal station in al-Ghab plain in the Hama countryside July 29, 2015. Fighters from a coalition of rebel groups called "Jaish al Fateh", also known as "Army of Fatah" (Conquest Army), took control of the thermal station from forces loyal to Assad, activists said. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah - RTX1M963

REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Germany’s decision to focus its intervention in Syria exclusively on the conflict with the so-called Islamic State (IS) is a mistake. Engagement in Syria is absolutely necessary – but not this kind of engagement. We must make the protection of civilians the first priority; only then will we achieve any sort of military and political success against IS. …

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