Новости за 24.04.2018

Seven years into the conflict, the future of Syria still remains undefined. Despite the fact that the Islamic State has been defeated, while the Syrian regime has increasingly recovered strength and ground, the struggle for control of portions of the country, sectarianism, and violence continue to fuel the war. Conflicting interests of different local players and external actors further contribute to fomenting the chaos.

On Radio France Internationale’s “Debate of the Day,” Martin Quencez, fellow and senior program officer at GMF, discussed Macron’s ability to influence Trump’s policy, and the way to assess the success or failure of this visit. Quencez argued that Macron has very limited leverage on Trump’s decisions, but he remains Europe’s best chance to have their voice heard in Washington on key issues such as Iran and trade.

On Arte’s show “28 minutes,” Martin Quencez, fellow and senior program officer at GMF, talked about the reasons of the cordial personal relationship between Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump. The panel also discussed the case of Iran, where Quencez also argued that both countries differ more on the methods than on the diagnostic or even on the objectives. On trade, they talked about a possible division of labor between Macron and Merkel, as she will be in DC at the end of the week.