Search: USA,Astana process (2 materials)

Syria: In the Middle of a Long Cycle

... fairly unchanged even after Assad leaves the stage. If that is so, Syria has two goals for the near future. The minimum goal is to prevent further escalation of the conflict, more casualties and greater destruction of the country. That will require the Astana process to be preserved just as well as reinvigorated, not because it is perfect but simply because the international community has nothing else. Preserving the status quo does not sound too impressive but a mediocre peace is, in any case, better ...

15.03.2021

The “Southern Deal” Between Moscow and Washington: A Duel of Diplomacies

... and the security zone (the latter implies a certain buffer separating the opposition from the pro-government forces), with the USA among the guarantor nations, creation of similar de-escalation zones elsewhere in Syria will be discussed or is, indeed, already ... ... concerned about the Amman consultations, fearing that the Jordanian negotiating format should gradually begin to replace the Astana process. As mentioned above, it would be logical to set up such zones in the north/northeast of Syria, on the territories ...

17.07.2017

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