5: Aspects

Question 1

Aspects of crises:

Answer 1

Intervention
War as an instrument of state policy
Prosecuting war criminals
Asymmetrical warfare

Question 2

Intervention:

Answer 2

Intervention is highly contentious as there is debate over whether intervention causes more damage than it prevents.

Question 3

Strength of Intervention:

Answer 3

Condemns poor behaviour

Question 4

Assad:

Answer 4

April 2017 - Killed over 80 citizens with nerve gas

Question 5

Trump:

Answer 5

April 2017 - Ordered a strike on Syrian airbase, demonstrating a more ‘engaged’ stance in the region.

Question 6

Weakness of Intervention:

Answer 6

Damages international relatioships

Question 7

Trumps airstrikes:

Answer 7

Erode the American relationship with Russia

Question 8

Peskov:

Answer 8

“Putin considers American strikes against Syria … violations of international law”