All revolutions against dictatorial regimes are, at some level, about the transfer of fear. Populations afraid of regimes shift to regimes afraid of populations. The true test of progress, however, is whether the revolution undermines the use of fear as a tool of governance. This is the real test in Syria. It does not end with the removal of the Assad regime – it begins there. The hope for a patient transition to greater democracy in the Middle East may well hinge on passing it.
一切反对独裁政权的革命,其关键在某种程度上都是“恐惧的转移:由人民害怕政权转移到政权害怕人民。不过,对进步的真正考验是,革命能否遏制把恐惧用作一种治理工具的做法。这是叙利亚面临的真实考验。这种考验不会随着推翻阿萨德政权而结束,而是会随着这件事的发生而开始。耐心等待中东地区实现更大民主的希望,很可能取决于经受住这场考验。
The writer is an international associate at Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He advised Israel’s foreign minister from 2006 to 2010
本文作者是华盛顿近东政策研究所(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)国际研究员。他曾于2006-2010年为以色列外交部长提供咨询
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