U.S. and EU Sanctions against Syria
... regimes were enforced and tightened very slowly. However, the speed at which the entire package of sanctions against Syria was agreed upon is astonishing by EU standards. In addition, the EU is legitimizing its actions by referring to the policy of the Arab League that shut the door on the possibility of a Syrian official to attend the organization’s meetings, and to the fact that the sanctions are imposed in unison with the United States. Thus, the EU showed “Atlantic unity” and supported the “democratic revolutions” in the Middle East. The results of this EU policy are rather controversial. After the withdrawal from the ...