Two months after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Syrian officials are preparing for a major international conference in Paris this week that will discuss their country’ political transition and reconstruction. To get a sense of where things stand today, foreign decisionmakers should focus on issues related to counterterrorism, accountability for Assad regime criminals, the future of Hezbollah and Iran’s local networks, Syria’s chemical weapons program, border arrangements with Israel, and the inclusivity of the political process.
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