EDIT OF OP-ED PIECE ON SYRIAN DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY
December 2nd, 2020
ARAB COUNTRIES MUST JOIN WEST IN DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA TO FORGE NEW PEACE
After a 10-year-old civil war in which an estimated 400,000 people have died, calls for restoring diplomatic relations with the ruthless government of Bashar al-Assad, now controlling around 75% of the country, sound like bitter medicine.
But what if that medicine works? And what if failing to take it may lead to thousands more deaths as rebels pursue what appears an unwinnable war against a government they hate?
This is a key diplomatic question that needs to be faced ...
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