The next U.S. administration must fix our broken Syria policy
The U.S. should fully withdraw its forces from Syria and use its remaining leverage to facilitate diplomacy between Syria’s neighbors that are heavily enmeshed in the civil war.
Shahed Ghoreishi is a fellow at Defense Priorities, where he advocates for restraint in U.S. foreign policy. His publications can be found in The Atlantic, Newsweek, Business Insider, The National Interest, and the Huffington Post, among others. Ghoreishi has also joined the foreign policy working groups of multiple Presidential campaigns during the 2020 electoral cycle. He holds a Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he concentrated in American foreign policy and Middle East studies. At SAIS, he had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia, where he was able to engage media and academic figures throughout the country. He’s also travelled to Iran on a number of occasions. Ghoreishi also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, where he concentrated in international political economy.
The U.S. should fully withdraw its forces from Syria and use its remaining leverage to facilitate diplomacy between Syria’s neighbors that are heavily enmeshed in the civil war.