Will Syria have a new beginning?
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Will this be a positive or a negative turning point for Syria?
Recently, the brutal civil of Syria has finally ended after 13 years. The rebels have managed to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. And since the fall of Bashar al-Assad regime a lot has changed in Syria as people don't live in fear anymore and they live freely now. But with this change in Syria many people from all around are wondering what it's the future of Syria and if this fall of the government is a negative or positive turn for the country.
In my opinion the fall of the cruel regime of Bashar al-Assad is a positive turn for the country as now Syrian can become a democracy and people's lives will improve as they can vote for the leader that they want to rule. It will be a major improvement for Syria to become a democracy from a dictatorship. A lot of things have changed in Syria and many more things are going to continue to change and from my point of view most of the things that have changed have taken a turn for the better.
Another thing that improved for Syria is people's lives because a lot of civilians died during the civil war and now as the civil war ended, people won't die anymore. Also people won't live in constant war anymore and in fear. The civil war also devasted the country's cities and nature as in the civil war a lot of weapons, bombs and toxic gases were used and with the end of the war the country will be able to rebuild. Syria might get aid to rebuild form western European countries like France, Germany or the U.K and this thing wasn't possible before as the western European countries weren't going to support the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad and this another positive turn for Syria.
In conclusion, the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad is better for Syria as many things will improve for Syria in the following years. So this turn is more positive than negative.
Comments (1)
Your analysis of the situation in Syria highlights important hopes for the country and the end of Assad's regime certainly does carry promise. But the road ahead isn't going to be all sunshine and rainbows. While the stoppage of open conflict is relieving, Syria's destruction, 500 thousand deaths, 12 million displaced and 70% of infrastructure destroyed, creates a dire situation that is not going to be easy to recover from. Transitioning over from an autocracy to a democracy has shown to be historically a bad move, power vacuums often fuel factional conflict as seen in post-Gaddafi Libya. Syria's new government includes Islamist groups and factions with conflicting visions, what's to say they'll do a good job or keep their word?
Western aid, while it may help, is slow and inefficient, donor nations prioritize strategic interests over rebuilding. Meanwhile, Assad's allies (e.g. Russia, Iran) could resist a democratic/Western-allied Syria (as seen in Ukraine) which would prolong instability among the new republic. Also, restoring institutions, cities and reconciling divided communities will take decades if not centuries. While the end f state-sanctioned violence is a victory, who's to say the new government won't fall into the same sins as the last? Progress ultimately hinges on inclusive governance to include all of Syria's different minorities. The fall of the regime is a beginning, not a solution.