February 27, 2012, by Amy Stamper

Politics lecturer, Andrew Mumford, on the Syrian uprising

Politics lecturer, Andrew Mumford, writes in the Nottingham Evening Post on the Syrian uprising:

When comparing Syria to other countries wrapped up in popular uprisings across the Arab world it is clear there are haunting echoes of Libya: an intractable regime unleashing the full force of military power against rebel areas with no heed for human rights or international pressure.

Although an Arab League-sponsored conference is being held this weekend to help foster a peace accord, there are still roadblocks to a diplomatic solution.

Foremost among these is an inability to secure a UN Security Council resolution designed to bring about political reform in Syria, given how Syrian allies Russia and China, both with strong economic ties to the country, used their veto to block the move.

But is military intervention the only viable solution?

Read the full article in the Nottingham Evening Post

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