http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2012/06/20/syria-un-monitors-a-failure/ Expert Analysis on Violence and Its Alternatives Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2012/06/20/syria-un-monitors-a-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:33:33 +0000 http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/?p=107#comment-54 Very interesting argument. I agree with you in that too much hope has been placed on the UN monitoring mission in Syria. I also find your argument of the participation of moderate countries compelling. I recently wrote a post (which you can find in this link http://adanesuazo.wordpress.com/) where I envisioned a scenario where Iran played an active role in the peace process as a mediator, mainly in an attempt to thwart Russian and Chinese vetoes at the Security Council. I dare to say that Iran is far from being a moderate country, but could we argue that, given its position in this conflict, that it could potentially play an important role in opening the door for a mandate under chapter 7 of the UN Charter?

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