What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Russian Perspective

... most likely failed) states. Such a scenario could lead to further destabilization and will likely trigger revisionism in the Middle East, which will bring hard-to-predict negative consequences for the region. Although Syria’s partition into several ... ... authorities fail to stay in power and keep control over other armed groups, or if infighting continues among different factions within HTS and other armed opposition groups (the Syrian National Army (SNA), the Kurds, Druze and others). In such a scenario, Russia ...