In the face of this renewed and intense fighting in Syria, parts of the UN system are snapping into action—specifically, the humanitarian agencies, which are on the ground delivering assistance to people who’ve been displaced. On the other hand, the Security Council is doing next to nothing, other than providing a forum in which the American and Russian representatives can trade insults. Alas, this has been more or less the status quo for the Syria file at the Security Council for the last 14 years.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the Syria conflict marked the end of an era for the Security Council — and the start of a new, far more contentious one
How the non-permanent members of the Security Council became crucial to keeping humanitarian corridors open for the Syrian people
What it means that the leading Syrian opposition force, HTS, is designated as a terrorist group by the UN and is under UN sanctions
How the UN might approach Syria if the Assad regime falls
Plus: we have a random dig…
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