Could Assad Be Prosecuted Despite Loophole that Shielded Him?

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The international economic sanctions? This is probably a means of diplomatic pressure. But a means of pressure to be handled with caution. And we saw it for Syria. Officially, they were there to strike on the portfolio the elites close to Bashar al-Assad and to prevent the government from buying weapons or military technologies. In fact, international sanctions ended first and foremost in impoverishing a country destroyed by war. Moreover, it is…