Russia’s withdrawal from bases in northeastern Syria is geopolitically significant for r/neoliberal because this continues the shift in the balance of power in form of the reduction of Russian international influence and leverage amid its ongoing war in Ukraine. For Syria, which is now led by a president who’s presumably turned reformist, yet still authoritarian Al-Sharaa, this is a good sign, as it opens space for more cooperative and/or development-minded partners in the region and elsewhere.
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Russia’s withdrawal from bases in northeastern Syria is geopolitically significant for r/neoliberal because this continues the shift in the balance of power in form of the reduction of Russian international influence and leverage amid its ongoing war in Ukraine. For Syria, which is now led by a president who’s presumably turned reformist, yet still authoritarian Al-Sharaa, this is a good sign, as it opens space for more cooperative and/or development-minded partners in the region and elsewhere.
Al-Sharaa continues his winning streak it seems.