IAN BREMMER: Renewal of fighting in Syria should serve as a stark reminder
Events in oft-forgotten places like Ukraine and Gaza can echo far beyond their borders
05 December 2024 - 20:58
When one door closes, another one opens. Just as the yearlong war between Israel and Hezbollah came to a close when the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement last week, a new front in the Middle East conflict opened up in Syria. The two events are connected.
The dormant, 13-year-old Syrian civil war was reignited when antigovernment fighters opposed to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime launched a surprise offensive on Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo...
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