Georgia Garantzioti

Georgia Garantzioti

The Unfinished U.S.-Iran Deal: Is the Trump administration looking for a short diplomatic victory in the Middle East?

Washington reopens dialogue with Tehran as it seeks a quick foreign policy win As the geopolitical chessboard of the Middle East grows increasingly unstable, quiet signals have emerged from Washington and Tehran that suggest a potential thaw -or at least a reassessment- in the long-frozen U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Yet any movement towards renewed diplomacy occurs…

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Syria’s Post-Assad Struggle: Economic Ruin, Humanitarian Crisis, and the HTS Dilemma

In the wake of Assad regime’s collapse, sanctions, religious zealotry, local enmities and geopolitical competition shape Syria’s complex and volatile landscape, in which HTS has become a dominant force, fueling not only hopes, but also concerns. According to UNDP, fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social and human…

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Syria’s Fragile Future: Geopolitical Rivalries and the Struggle for Stability After Assad

The collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has marked a turning point in Syria’s protracted conflict. While it has opened the door to potential political and social reforms, it has also intensified power struggles among local factions, regional powers, and international actors. The emergence of the interim government led by HTS, the continued impact of…

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