Současná Evropa 2015, 2015(2):65-93

Evropská unie a krize v Sýrii

Radka Havlová

Článek se zabývá analýzou role Evropské unie v řešení krize v Sýrii. Sýrie je dlouhodobě pro evropské státy důležitým prostorem, avšak navzdory významu Sýrie Evropská unie nebyla schopna nalézt adekvátní odpověď na turbulentní vývoj v Sýrii bez ohledu na to, že má k dispozici dostatek politických, diplomatických, ekonomických, vojenských a humanitárních prostředků, jak ovlivnit vývoj v Sýrii. Neúspěšná snaha Evropské unie přispět k vyřešení krize v Sýrii vychází částečně z toho, že opozice v Sýrii je velmi fragmentalizována a Evropská unie se obává možného nárůstu vlivu islamismu a hnutí ISIL po pádu Asadova režimu v Sýrii. Evropská unie rovněž nebyla schopná úspěšně přispět k řešení krizi v Sýrii, neboť mezi členskými státy Evropské unie nepanuje shoda ohledně postupu v Sýrii, postoj Evropské unie se lišil od postoje USA a priority Evropské unie v daném období zahrnovaly jiné otázky, než krizi v Sýrii, jako například řešení krize na Ukrajině či jednání o jaderném program s Iránem.

Keywords: Sýrie, Evropská unie, občanská válka, Islámský stát, ISIL, islám, padlé státy, Arabské jaro, Asad, syrská opozice

The European Union and the Crisis in Syria

This article discusses the role of the European Union (EU) in the crisis in Syria. Syria as a part of the Middle East has been historically an important space for Europe and the situation in Syria is very important for the stability in Europe. Despite the fact that the EU disposes of a variety of diplomatic, political, economic, security and humanitarian tools to intervene in the crisis in Syria, the EU has so far not been able to effectively contribute to the resolution of the crisis in Syria. This is partly because the opposition in Syria is deeply fractionalized and the EU is afraid of the rise of Islamism and the Islamic State in Syria after the regime change. Other reasons for the failure of the EU to react successfully to the crisis in Syria included lack of consensus within the EU states, disagreement with the United States about the approach to the crisis in Syria and other priorities of the EU since the outbreak of the crisis in Syria, such as the crisis in Ukraine or negotiations about nuclear program in Iran.

Keywords: Syria, European Union, civil war, Islamic State, ISIL, Islam, fragile states, Arab Spring, Assad, Syrian opposition

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