Syrian Conflict: New Phase on Track

... by those unwilling to interact with them. By and large, the region looks a world away from the vision of a friendly Greater Middle East as conceptualized by the U.S. back in 2004. Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger has said that the “Somalization” ... ... States and its allies are trying to take a more vigorous approach. Note that since its establishment in late February 2012, the Friends of Syria Group has held only four conferences in Tunisia, Turkey, France and the latest one in Morocco. Initially, the ...