The Century Foundation: "Failed Ceasefire Bonds Syrian Rebels and U.S. Government"

New from me for The Century Foundation:

Recent diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire in Syria and facilitate an end to the country’s war have been mostly bilateral, negotiated by the United States and Russia in Geneva. But U.S. diplomacy has been underpinned by a direct channel to a core set of rebel factions necessary to the success of any ceasefire. The running dialogue with these factions has seemingly been key to U.S. leverage in Geneva and is likely to figure prominently into other agreements going forward.

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/failed-ceasefire-bonds-syrian-rebels-u-s-government/