The New Syria: An Impossible Survival Strategy in the Age of Economic Corridors

The New Syria: An Impossible Survival Strategy in the Age of Economic Corridors

Ahmad al-Sharaa’s intensive diplomatic tours in recent months—and his rush to sign memoranda of understanding with actors as divergent as the Gulf states, Europe, and the United States across energy, infrastructure, and reconstruction—can be understood through a single prism. The new authority in Damascus recognizes that Syria’s value today does not stem from domestic recovery or state capacity. It comes from geography: a rare position at the cr…