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ANALYSIS
“The Russians are attempting to transform their role from that of an aggressor, threatening the opposition’s existence, to the main party capable of ensuring calm,” Asaad Hanna writes for Chatham House.
“Assad’s ally Russia now dominates the negotiating process, meaning there is little pressure on him to accept real elections—or any election before his term ends in 2021. A political solution under his terms would be to incorporate opposition members into a national unity government under his leadership,” Zeina Karam writes for the Associated Press.
“Because Assad’s government is deeply corrupt, the United States should also rule out providing the regime with aid for reconstruction. There is, however, one way in which the United States can still do good: easing the suffering of the millions of Syrian refugees outside the country,” former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert S. Ford writes for Foreign Affairs.
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