This ceasefire may be risky,but it’s the only game in town. If America and Russia can now cooperate, peace may yet come to SyriaThe Syrian war has lasted so long and diplomacy has proved so ineffective that the hope that it could discontinuance or at least be brought under some kind of control is hard to sustain. Yet the cessation of hostilities agreed by nearly all of the warring parties seemed to be holding this weekend. Most observers give it a chance, or not because of some sudden change of heart on anybody’s portion – nearly all those concerned still disfavor each other – but because it is arguably in the interests of the key players to pursue their objectives in the future in a different way.
That way will not exclude violence,but could greatly reduce its role in the clash. It is also staunch that Syria is such a complicated and dangerous mess that even states which are opposed to each other sense the need to cooperate in order to avert dangers that they cannot deal with on their own. Syria is like a clover leaf motorway interchange in very bad weather, threatening a multi-vehicle pile-up at any moment.
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Source: theguardian.com