
Could Federalism Solve Syria’s Religious and Ethnic Hostilities?
While there is widespread support among Christians for a federalist state, many believe emigration is their only option for survival.
While there is widespread support among Christians for a federalist state, many believe emigration is their only option for survival.
This weekend’s mass killings did not deter the EU elite from engaging with the new Syrian regime.
While Brussels condemns “pro-Assad” forces, it fails to acknowledge the brutal crackdown on Christian, Alawite, and Druze communities.
The country’s new constitution will mandate that the president be Muslim, suggesting that authorities may tacitly permit or support Islamist persecution of Christians.
Many argue sanctions could be reinstated if violence resurges, but as the atrocities never stopped, lifting sanctions would only consolidate the new Syrian regime.
“If Syria falls entirely under jihadist rule, it will become a global terror hub. Western leaders must act decisively, not just for Syria’s future, but for their own security.”
Any European recognition of a regime that has yet to demonstrate any capacity for fostering a state for all Syrians would be morally and politically irresponsible.
With Syria out of the geopolitical chessboard, Turkey is now at its strongest in centuries.
With the situation in Syria uncertain and return migration being one of the EU’s top concerns, Erdoğan went from autocrat to Brussels’ ‘key ally’ overnight.
Western geopolitical interests require a relationship with the ruling HTS despite it being a designated terrorist organization.