Moving towards reconstruction and redevelopment, you would need US and European action in tandem
Julien Barnes-Dacey on the EU lifting sanctions on Syria and the importance of the US following suit
Media mentions – Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
The dire state of the economy is clearly one of the biggest challenges facing a positive transition
The EU has been in the direct line of fire of the Syrian conflict in terms of migration, terrorism and wider instability, so there is a clear interest in seeing a stabilised Syria moving forward
If we delay the easing of sanctions and the support that we provide to Syria because we want to condition that with a political transition which will take years, we risk to derail the process
In his commentary, Hamzeh Hadad argues that Iraq’s pursuit of security and sovereignty is deeply intertwined with the consequences of Assad’s collapse in Syria
Aoun was seen as the candidate that can bring stability after much instability in Lebanon
Kelly Petillo on Lebanon’s newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, and his potential for stability in the Middle East