Sarkozy in Damascus
French president Nicolas Sarkozy made a long-awaited visit to Damascus on September 3-4 in his attempt to "bring Syria in from the cold" where Washington has been keeping it for years. The Elysée Palace would love to serve as a mediator in Bashar al-Assad's regional negotiations, but if that doesn't work out, Sarkozy will happily settle for economic gains.
Read the full analysis in the Middle East Times. It's been selected by RealClearPolitics', the Atlantic Community's, and the Council on Foreign Relations' daily picks.
Andrew D. Bishop
Andrew is a graduate of the London School of Economics currently working for the think tank branch of a leading non-profit foundation in Geneva, Switzerland. He was also a young freelance journalist and the founder, director, and editor of Leader's Talk, a platform dedicated to covering interviews given by world leaders on a daily basis. Andrew blogs at What You Must Read
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