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What Does the Easing of Sanctions Mean for Syria?

The West is trying to lay the groundwork for gaining leverage over the current authorities in Damascus It has been six months since the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [ 1 ] group led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani (now known as Ahmed al-Sharaa) seized power in Syria. Shortly before that, half a world away, Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidential election, and all eyes turned to see what his foreign policy would look like. Nobody was watching more closely than Syria’s new ...

09.06.2025

What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Russian Perspective

... the U.S. and the Gulf states The first two months of the new authorities in Damascus could hardly provide us with a clear vision of Syria’s future. Meanwhile, the Transitional President of Syria and former Emir of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) [ 1 ], Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Joulani, is trying to preserve his grip on power, maintain control over all armed groups within HTS, conduct (or at least declare) a non-sectarian policy and protect all minorities in the country. At the ...

17.02.2025

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