1. Setting the Stage for Peace in Syria: The Case for a Syrian National Stabilization Force
- Author:
- Frederic C. Hof, Bassma Kodmani, and Jeffrey White
- Publication Date:
- 04-2015
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- After four years of conflict in Syria, peace is still a distant prospect. The West insists that there is no "military solution," while Iran and Russia provide the Assad regime with a military advantage obstructing the possibility of real diplomatic negotiations. With over 220,000 Syrians dead and more than half of the Syrian population displaced, the need for peace is critical. In Setting the Stage for Peace in Syria: The Case for a Syrian National Stabilization Force, Frederic C. Hof of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Bassma Kodmani of the Arab Reform Initiative, and Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute, present a new way forward—a sort of train-and-equip on steroids—the Syrian National Stabilization Force (SNSF).