Fear of Syria cripples UN

Despite the ongoing reports of ever new brutalities committed by the Syrian regime against demonstrators, the UN Security Council has yet to reach agreement on a joint resolution. The reasons for this include the interests of neighbouring states, the liberal daily Corriere del Ticino complains: "In addition to the indifference of the West there is a further element that determines Syria's almost complete inviolability. ... Even the neighbouring states don't dare attack Assad's regime because the fear of the rebellions spreading holds sway. This is particularly true for Iran, where the Damascus-Tehran axis is protected by the unsheathed sword of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. For the Islamic republic the protests in Syria are a plot by the West and toppling the regime is unthinkable. Nor is Turkey free of the fear of infection. It is undecided. On the one hand the Turkish government wants a stable Syrian neighbour. ... On the other it is battling a serious domestic politics crisis arising from the conflict between [Prime Minister] Erdoğan and his generals."

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