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January 16, 2018

Without a Major Shift in U.S. Policy, There’s Little Hope for Syria in 2018

Neither Russia, nor Iran, nor Assad seeks compromise.

Some Western commentators have concocted sanguine scenarios whereby either Iran or Russia will lose its resolve to continue expending blood and treasure propping up Bashar al-Assad’s rule, or will be motivated to reach some sort of compromise agreement regarding the country’s future in the interest of “stability.” Frederic Hof finds such scenarios highly unlikely:

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