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Panel: Can Syria unite after bloodshed?

2025/3/14
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Zhao Ying: 本期节目讨论叙利亚内战结束后能否实现统一。叙利亚临时总统在统一国家方面面临诸多挑战,包括库尔德问题和教派冲突。政府与库尔德领导的叙利亚民主力量(SDF)达成协议,旨在整合SDF,但西北沿海地区的教派暴力事件导致一千多人死亡,这凸显了国家内部依然存在的严重分歧。 Wang Jin: 政府与SDF达成的协议仅仅是一个开始,各方和解还有很长的路要走。协议中包含许多美好的承诺,例如通过对话结束对抗,实现某种程度的自治和民族团结,但这仅仅是初步的,需要更多实际行动来落实。 Joseph Siracusa: 该协议既是积极的举动,也是政府巩固权力的战术。叙利亚内战持续了近14年,1400万人流离失所,重建过程漫长而复杂。各方需要坐下来谈判,至少停止互相杀戮。 Stephen Wright: 该协议具有重要意义,为叙利亚的稳定提供了可能,但仍需谨慎。协议的成功实施取决于多方面因素,包括经济重建、社会稳定、政府对各派系的控制能力以及国际社会的支持。美国在叙利亚的影响力正在减弱,这促使SDF与政府达成协议。 Wang Jin: 美国不希望在叙利亚投入过多资源,叙利亚的未来充满不确定性。美国希望在叙利亚问题上保持低调,避免过度干预。叙利亚内部各派系之间的竞争将持续存在,这将影响叙利亚的重建进程。 Joseph Siracusa: 以色列和土耳其在叙利亚问题上扮演着重要的幕后角色,他们的行动将影响叙利亚的未来。美国采取谨慎态度,不愿过度介入叙利亚事务。叙利亚政府需要展现其重建国家的能力,才能获得国际社会的经济援助。 Stephen Wright: 叙利亚面临着巨大的挑战,包括经济崩溃、社会不稳定、教派冲突以及来自地区大国的干预。政府需要建立一个包容性的制度,保障各少数民族的权利,并有效控制国内各派系。 Zhao Ying: 叙利亚内战后能否实现统一,取决于政府能否有效整合各派系,解决教派冲突,以及国际社会能否提供必要的支持。

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The discussion revolves around the recent agreement to integrate Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into Syrian state institutions and the challenges it poses for national unity and stability.
  • The SDF has agreed to cede control of key institutions in northeastern Syria.
  • The merger aims to guarantee rights for all Syrians, regardless of ethnicity or religion.
  • Sectarian violence remains a significant concern, with over 1,000 deaths reported on the northwestern coast.
  • The government has blamed pro-Assad groups for the violence.
  • A National Security Council has been formed to handle security and political policies.

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Three months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's interim President has been struggling to unite the country.

In a landmark breakthrough, the government struck a deal to merge the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into state institutions.

While Syrian Kurds celebrate the deal, residents on the northwestern coast remain wary after days of sectarian violence that killed over 1,000 people. The government blamed pro-Assad groups for instigating the violence, and said the security threats had already been neutralized, but will the fragmented country be able to achieve peace and unity after 13 years of civil war?

Host Zhao Ying is joined by Wang Jin, Associate Professor with Northwest University in Xi'an, China; Joseph Siracusa, Professor of Global Futures with Curtin University; Steven Wright, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Hamad Bin Khalifa University.