A former colonial power, France ended up supporting interventionist policies towards Syria and the Middle East
that there were three factors affecting France’s involvement with Syria and its direct opposition to Bashar al Assad.
Ramani wrote that first, France uses its “interventionist” foreign policy to “reinforce its self-perception as a great power”. Ramani commented that “France’s support for regime change in Syria builds on its actions in Libya,” –– by which he means France’s steps to “protect civilians from Moammar Gaddafi” during the civil war while Nicolas Sarkozy was president –– “and confirms France’s desire to be perceived as a humanitarian leader”.
Initially seeming to be on good terms with the Assad government, then-President Sarkozy publicly changed his view starting in August 2011 stating Assad’s actions caused “irreparable damage” to his legitimacy, Ramani says. This attitude culminated in January 2012 when Sarkozy demanded Assad resign after massacres that caused “disgust and revulsion around the world”, Ramani writes.
And finally, France considers its “steadfast opposition to Assad” as an “opportunity” to further its cooperation with Sunni Middle Eastern countries who also are against Assad and Iran. France has been cultivating good will among Sunni states like Egypt and Saudi Arabia to strengthen its standing in Syria. The troika has common interests. While Saudi Arabia is against Assad, Egypt is deeply concerned about instability in the Middle East wrought by Daesh, a violent and unpredictable force.
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