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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Asia &amp; Africa today</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Asia &amp; Africa today</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Азия и Африка сегодня</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0321-5075</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2782-2389</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">The Russian Academy of Sciences</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">697976</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7868/S2782238925120027</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Politics, economics</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Политика, экономика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The U.S. and the EU Reaction on Syria's Change of Power</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Реакция США и ЕС на смену власти в Сирии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-8588</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yurk</surname><given-names>A. V</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Юрк</surname><given-names>А. В</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>alexey.yurk@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт США и Канады им. академика Г.А.Арбатова Российской академии наук</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><issue>12</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">NO12 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">№12 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>16</fpage><lpage>25</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-12-07"><day>07</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Российская академия наук</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Российская академия наук</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2026-12-15"/></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://jdigitaldiagnostics.com/0321-5075/article/view/697976">https://jdigitaldiagnostics.com/0321-5075/article/view/697976</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the approaches taken by the U.S. and the EU toward the change of power in Syria that occurred in December 2024. It examines each side's stance toward the old and new Syrian governments, changes in sanctions regimes, approaches to geopolitical adversaries such as Russia and Iran, as well as policies regarding Turkey, the Islamic State*, and Israel. The article concludes that for the U.S. – especially during the Trump administration – the primary focus lies in ensuring Israel's security and eliminating Iranian influence in Syria. In contrast, the EU emphasizes creating conditions for the repatriation of Syrian refugees and geopolitical confrontation with Russia. These differences may eventually lead to a strategic divergence between the U.S. and the EU in their respective policies on Syria.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Статья посвящена сравнительному анализу подходов США и Евросоюза к смене власти в Сирии, произошедшей в декабре 2024 г. Рассматриваются отношения сторон к старому и новому правительствам Сирии, изменения в санкционных режимах, подходы к геополитическим противникам в лице России и Ирана, а также политика в отношении Турции, «Исламского государства»* и Израиля. Делается вывод, что для США, особенно в период администрации Д.Трампа, в фокусе находятся безопасность Израиля и устранение в Сирии иранского влияния, тогда как для ЕС – создание условий для репатриации сирийских беженцев и геополитическое противостояние с Россией. Подобные различия в дальнейшем могут привести к стратегическому расхождению между американской и европейской политиками в отношении Сирии.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>U.S.</kwd><kwd>EU</kwd><kwd>Syria</kwd><kwd>Syrian civil war</kwd><kwd>Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham*</kwd><kwd>Bashar al-Assad's fall</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>США</kwd><kwd>ЕС</kwd><kwd>Сирия</kwd><kwd>гражданская война в Сирии</kwd><kwd>Хайят Тахрир аш-Шам*</kwd><kwd>падение правительства Башара Асада</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Бубнова Н.И. Военно-политический курс США во втором десятилетии XXI века. М.: Политическая энциклопедия, 2021.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Оганнисян Л.Д. Дилеммы сирийской политики ЕС. Современная Европа. 2020. № 1. С. 91–101. 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