Biden's unexpected headache: Syria returns to global spotlight
Syria emerges as surprise trouble-spot for Biden team after years of relative quiet. Regional powers shift their approach while old peace-making efforts remain stuck in place
Nobody expected Syria to be a problem-child for the Biden White-house‚ considering all the other world issues they had to deal with
The once-active US peace plan (started during the civil-war outbreak in 2011) has hit a dead-end; while the countryʼs power-zones stayed mostly unchanged for quite some time. The situation seemed frozen – neither moving forward nor back-tracking
In an interesting twist Arab countries that previously tried to push-out Bashir al-Assad changed their minds: they now want to bring him closer (even though hes still supported by Iran) The geo-political landscape shows how regional powers dont stick to their old positions; they adapt based on whats practical rather than ideal
