They have fundamentally different view about how you manage this issue most effectively in advance of the US elections. Beijing and Moscow want to avoid pushing Iran into a corner and provoking possibly more unhelpful actions
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A natural result will be this chilling effect, which really tightens and restricts what is able to occur in the economy in a way which will first and foremost harm the Syrian population
This will not allow stability in Syria. Russian analysts consider that the stronger Western pressure on Moscow is, the lesser chances of seeing Russia change position exist
The new US sanctions will be far broader in terms of their sectoral targeting, but also, critically, will involve US targeting of other countries and businesses seeking to do business with the Syrian government in a bid to ensure Syria’s tightening economic isolation
I very much see Assad as the prime problem and driver of Syria’s economic collapse. My fear is just that the US measures, which fit into a broader sort of maximum pressure campaign, effectively push the country in the same direction as Assad
Mr Johnson should give a lead now to the many in Israel, the region and Europe who oppose annexation by warning of severe consequences stemming from it
This is a months-long dialogue aimed at setting principles that have the potential to shape the nature of US-Iraqi relations for this decade
Probably the most important thing for the vast majority of Iraqis is how can the U.S. assist Iraq in this very difficult period
My fear is that Caesar will achieve the exact opposite of its stated goals, fuelling the worst impulses of the Syrian regime and wider conflict