Peace in Syria or Syria in pieces?

As the regime has the upper hand, its allies Russia and Iran are using it to impose their version of a political settlement, not to negotiate a sustainable one.

Syrian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Bashar Al Jaafari, left, head of the Syrian government delegation, speaks to reporters following his delegation's meeting with the UN's special envoy for Syria during peace talks in Geneva on Feb. 24.Violaine Martin photograph courtesy of the UN

Opinion

BY ROLF HOLMBOE

March 1, 2017

OTTAWA—On Feb. 23, a new round of Syria peace talks started in Geneva under United Nations auspices. Since the last round in 2016, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian, Iranian, and Hezbollah forces have made crucial advances on the battlefield, whereas rebels are locked in a fi...

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