When Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow on December 8, 2024, the sigh of relief in Western capitals was audible .Policymakers, desperate to close the Syrian file, eagerly embraced the narrative of a “clean” revolution. They toasted the “New Syria”…

When Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow on December 8, 2024, the sigh of relief in Western capitals was audible .Policymakers, desperate to close the Syrian file, eagerly embraced the narrative of a “clean” revolution. They toasted the “New Syria”…