Introduction to International Politics

Foreign Event Analysis

Locale		Syria
Title		The Beginning of the End
Summary		Opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been firming since the beginning of the Arab Spring earlier this year.
Analysis		The government’s efforts to wait out and use force to end the opposition have failed thus far. Public opposition remains strong, almost mythic, even after thousands of deaths and the arrest and torture of thousands more. After many months now, the opposition may be nearing the point of eroding the Syrian military and state and bringing an end to the rule of Assad.
Perspective		Realist
In-Region URL		http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MK17Ak01.html
Out-of-Region URL		http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/7792/World/Region/Syria-pledges-political-reform-amid-protests.aspx
Submitted		November 18, 2011 at 12:35 pm

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