'Syria's Tour De Force in Foreign Affairs' The new government in Damascus has led a tour de force in foreign affairs over the past two months since the fall of the Assad regime. Beyond the sheer scale of Syria’s opening to the world, the ‘council of five’ have fully demonstrated their sense of sovereign agency when it comes to acting in Syria’s interests, and have no intention of turning the country into a battleground for external interests, let alone being a client state of one regional power or another. Syria’s foreign policy strategy demonstrates five primary objectives: 1. Recognising Syrian State Sovereignty: Creating a regional and international consensus on Syria’s stability and state sovereignty, and legitimising action to re-unite Syria under one authority; 2. Restraining Iranian and Israeli Activity: Keeping Iran and Israel out, who have been involved in or advocated for the division of Syria (e.g. through supporting autonomous or separatist movements among the Alawites, Druze, or Kurds); 3. Disincentivising Counter-Revolutions: Regional states like Egypt and the UAE are ideologically opposed to the new government in Damascus and have a history of sponsoring counter-revolutions in Arab states; 4. Creating a Regional Balance of Interests: Such as balancing Turkiye and the Arab world’s stake (principally through Saudi Arabia) in Syria’s security and economic reconstruction; 5. Carving a Path to Sanctions Relief: Providing a path to sanctions relief with the European Union and United States, necessary to enable aid, remittances, and investment for reconstruction. Read more about Syria's foreign policy strategy in the link below:

@Batee555 Yes unfortunately the fog of war will persist until proper lines of communication are set up.

Sovereignty is seized, not given.

Hmm… I’m not sold on this and I think people are massively playing up the role of sanctions. Assad was about to fall in 2013 before Iran and Hezb came in. That wasn’t enough and then the Russians came in 2015. That turned the tide. Regime died in those years, before the Caesar sanctions came into play. In my view, the regime was always going to fall the moment Iran + Russia were no longer present. Now those sanctions which came too late are the sword of damocles over Syria’s head. And in the end ordinary Syrians are paying the maximum price for these sanctions. The regime henchmen continued to live comfortably.

God keep the country in the hands of those who understand what it means to govern a sovereign nation, and away from those for whom sovereignty is an alien concept.

RT @MazMHussain: Trump's threats to cut down U.S. commitments to NATO are likely going to have the effect of making NATO more depending on…

'Phull sapport saar' with Syrian characteristics.

I thought it was an asinine opinion but getting blocked by several Syrian-Americans over 'don't cozy up with zionists' is a crazy moment. Apparently it's freedom to dance with them but not to mention it because it "creates division". Children throwing a tantrum.

"It's our right of freedom to celebrate with zionists because they helped us on Syria." Don't let these people anywhere near decision-making, for the love of God.

@HAMDIRIFAI Keep your freedoms over there.

@propandco @Asw3dF Is that what you did when you started a podcast because you didn't know what else to do with your life?

Anyone familiar with prominent groups in the Syrian political opposition know that their idea of "political strategy" often meant cozying up to zionists. It didn't work for them over the past 13 years, and it didn't liberate Syria. They still haven't learned the actual lessons from Syria's liberation. They have no sovereign sensibility. Only USAID cheques and failure.

@HAMDIRIFAI If your definition of freedom is putting these people on your shoulders and singing with them like its a family celebration then I don't know what to tell you, but it's self evident that Syrians (in Syria) won't take kindly to it.

“Opposition” Syrians who cozy up to zionists and “anti-Zionist” Palestinians who cozy up to Assadists are in the same camp.

RT @Obaida_sa1999: لا يُمكن أن نهاجم من وصف الهالك سليماني بـ "شهيد القدس" ثم نحمل صهيونيّاً على الأكتاف فهذه ليست من مبادئ ولا أخلاق ا��ثور…

The western/leftist pro-Palestine movement and its betrayal of the Syrian revolution for the sake of Iranian empire-building shows that it is entirely defunct and should be afforded no space on discussions regarding the region and its future.

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