RAND’s Post

I joined other RAND experts to discuss the broader geopolitical impacts of Assad’s fall. Among other points, I argue that the current risky state of affairs in Syria is fraught with both danger and opportunity—danger that Syria could become a terrorist haven on the Mediterranean and NATO's doorstep, and opportunity to improve U.S. and NATO relations with Turkey, engage with Iran from a position of relative strength, and reassess U.S. military forces and missions in the Middle East. The United States should work with Turkey and through NATO to develop a more sustainable, long-term approach to the Middle East, not just one that is based on countering specific threats in specific places without consideration to broader geopolitical concerns. https://lnkd.in/etaM-q5k