How Syria quietly returned to global attention after years of silence
Syria unexpectedly became a new headache for White House despite being off radar for many years. Regional powers shifted their approach while territory lines stayed frozen since early-2010s
The Biden White House didnt expect Syria to become its new foreign-policy challenge (a situation that remained relatively quiet for over a decade). The nations long-running issues - which started back in 2011 - werent seen as a top-priority matter
The US-supported peace talks have hit a dead-end; with territories split between different powers staying mostly unchanged. Regional influences remained fixed in-place while various global actors kept their existing zones-of-control
The most notable shift happened in the Arab worlds approach to Bashir al-Assad: many countries that previously tried to remove the Iranian-supported leader are now accepting his position. Middle-eastern nations have started re-establishing ties with Damascus (something unthinkable just a few years ago)
