24/04/2012
The recent Syrian uprising and the possible chemical and biological capability of the Syrian regime have raised additional concerns in an already difficult situation generated by the outbreak of unrest in the Arab world. These concerns go beyond the Middle East region due to the fact that the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime could lead to an international security problem in case non-conventional weapons fall into the hands of terrorist groups or enter illicit arms trafficking networks.
Author: René Pita