SYRIA SANCTIONS KEEP GROWING IN INTENSITY AND SCALE, BUT ASSAD CLINGS TO POWER NONETHELESS
January 1st, 2017
The Syria conflict is into its sixth year, as are the multilateral sanctions imposed on the government in Damascus. How effective have the sanctions been, given the Syrian regime’s survival? And where may have funds from members of the regime, and those linked to it, gone?
Syria has been sanctioned by the United States, the European Union (EU), and the United Nations (UN) since 2011. Numerous new measures have been applied in the intervening years as the conflict between the regime of President Bashar Assad, the opposition and Islamic State has raged on. More ...
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