Energizing US-Syria Relations: Leveraging Ancillary Diplomatic Vehicles

Benjamin E. Kraft,

Andrew Akhlaghi,

Steven Rotchtin

The prospect for greater stability in the Middle East largely hinges on the ability to bring Syria into diplomatic and security discussions as a productive stakeholder, necessitating a thaw in the less than normal state of U.S. – Syrian relations. 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, har lett till utbredda spekulationer i politiska kretsar om att en diplomatisk upptining är på gång.
Denna rapport analyserar nyckeltrender i Syriens inhemska och regionala sociopolitiska situation som för närvarande fungerar för att göra Syrien till en naturlig allierad till USA.

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