"ARAB SPRING" DAN PEREBUTAN PENGARUH DI SURIAH

Humphrey Wangke (Pusat Penelitian – Badan Keahlian DPR RI)

Jurnal Politica Dinamika Masalah Politik Dalam Negeri dan Hubungan Internasional
Vol 3, No 1 (2012): Jurnal Politica

This essay discusses waves of mass-demonstration recently in Suriah which criesfor a democratic regime change in that country. Applying the game theory, thewriter argues that the success of political reform there will be determined bythe role of external powers due to the reason that all conflicting parties haveorganized international supports. Such support will sharpen existing differentperceptions between the repressive government and democratic forces or theopposition groups. Thus, it says here that a peaceful democratic transition willbe more difficult to be reached.