The EU officially lifted its arms embargo on Syria on Saturday (1 June).
The EU hawks which pushed for it, Britain and France, promise they will not ship anything if Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad gets serious in peace talks.
But if the talks - due to start in Geneva this month - fail, they will have some hard choices to make.
Defence analysts say what the rebels really need are shoulder-fired anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles.
They listed four Western-made anti-ai...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.