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Syria In Search Of A Political Solution: Toward Functional Coexistence, Tatsushi Arai

Tatsushi Arai

This working paper argues that the use of chemical weapons in Syria and a series of events that took place in international diplomacy, led primarily by Washington and Moscow, are significant, but the political momentum generated by these events must be directed to generate a long-term political solution that addresses the root causes of the conflict.