A four-minute analysis outlining how Washington’s retreat from support for Syria’s insurgency is far from the end of the story — France, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are all stepping up their backing of the opposition, with the Saudis ramping up arms supplies to the insurgents:
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Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.
Syria Posts
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Syria’s Diplomacy: The President in France, Indirect Talks with Israel
An Uncertain Return to Liberated Damascus
UPDATES: Israel’s Airstrikes on Damascus Amid Tension in Southern Syria
UPDATE: Israel’s Deadly Attacks Inside Syria
Government and Kurds Reach Agreement Over Northeast Syria
Civilians Killed Amid Fighting Between Syria’s Security Forces and Pro-Assad Fighters
Demanding “Demilitarization”, Israel Bombs Southern Syria
UPDATES: Syria’s Leader al-Sharaa Visits Saudi Arabia and Turkey
UPDATE: Al-Sharaa Named President of Syria