26.04.2018 | The U.S., France, Syria, and Iran: Finding Winning Compromises
by Anthony H. Cordesman - CSIS
The meeting between President Trump and President Macron can all too easily slip into one that either dodges the key issues that both countries need to address in dealing with Syria and Iran, or help cement the differences between the U.S. and European positions.
President Trump has taken a strong, almost ideological, stand against the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran, and seems committed to leaving Syria as soon as possible.
President Macron has endorsed the JCPOA and argued strongly for a continuing U.S. and European effort to go beyond the defeat of ISIS and bring some broader form of order and stability to Syria.
The text in full is available at
https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-france-syria-and-iran-finding-winning-compromises
|