Syria
Iraq-Syria border developments may harm US interests
Pro-Iranian forces have stepped up rhetoric against Washington’s role in the troubled border areas
IraqDamascus will use mixed strategies to quell protests
Localised economic demonstrations are becoming more widespread and demanding regime change
SyriaSouthern Syria will become more restive
Demonstrations against declining living standards, focused in Druze areas, have called to topple the regime
SyriaSyria faces an unmitigated economic crisis
The government has doubled salaries as the currency continues to plummet
SyriaLebanon will bargain for more Syrian refugee returns
Rising anti-Syrian sentiment has provoked hate speech and new deportations
LebanonSyria will struggle to attract reconstruction funding
Syria’s normalisation has seen little evident progress since the president’s participation in the May Arab League summit
SyriaRising food prices will increase hunger across Syria
An exchange-rate freefall is raising concerns in both government and rebel-held areas
SyriaSyria’s sovereignty push will depend on Arab ties
Damascus is seeking Arab economic and political backing to normalise its internal and external status
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