Energizing Hubungan AS-Suriah: Memanfaatkan Kendaraan Diplomatik lebih lanjut

Prospek untuk stabilitas yang lebih besar di Timur Tengah sebagian besar bergantung pada kemampuan untuk membawa Suriah ke dalam diskusi diplomatik dan keamanan sebagai stakeholder yang produktif, mengharuskan mencair dalam keadaan kurang dari normal US. - Hubungan Suriah. While Syria’s

importance as a keystone state to a Middle East peace process was acknowledged in the 2006 Iraq Study Group Report,1 which called for a shift from disincentives to incentives in seeking constructive results, only in the past few months has there been a demonstrable shift in Washington’s disposition. Recent meetings between high-ranking U.S. officials and their counterparts in Damascus, and even the announcement of reinstating a U.S. ambassador to Syria, have led to widespread speculation in policy circles that a diplomatic thaw is afoot.

This report analyzes key trends in Syria’s domestic and regional socio-political situation that currently function to make Syria a natural ally of the United States.