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 ...