Border Security The Next Key Issue

BMI View: The Syrian government has been pushing ahead with economic agreements with neighbouring Egypt and Lebanon in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East. We maintain that despite this, major political reform in Syria is highly unlikely in the medium term. The progressive approach by President Bashar al-Assad in dealing with socioeconomic issues, albeit at a slow pace, should be sufficient to stifle any flickers of social unrest, and thus we maintain our short term political rating of a respectable

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