{"id":40570,"date":"2025-01-17T23:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=40570"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:37:58","slug":"pakistan-should-remain-involved-in-syria-to-safeguard-its-interests-experts-suggest-at-issi-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-should-remain-involved-in-syria-to-safeguard-its-interests-experts-suggest-at-issi-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Should Remain Involved in Syria to Safeguard its Interests &#8211; Experts Suggest at ISSI Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40571\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ISSI-Syria-Crisis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ISSI-Syria-Crisis.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ISSI-Syria-Crisis-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><strong>ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Afghanistan Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House Meeting on the \u201cLatest Developments in Syria\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leading academics and prominent practitioners joined the discussion, which focused on the recent developments leading to the fall of the Al-Assad regime, regional implications of the emerging situation, and Pakistan\u2019s current and future outlook on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In his welcome remarks, DG ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood highlighted the rapid advances made by the opposition forces, and their quick acceptance by a number of regional and international players.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted the impact of these changes on the engagement of regional countries with Syria \u2013 particularly Iran, Turkiye, Russia and Israel as well as the U.S. Given Syria\u2019s strategic salience, he underlined the importance for the researchers and academia in Pakistan to keep a close track of these developments and generate inputs for the policy community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Nnwg6GN58K\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/latest-discriminatory-u-s-sanctions-and-assertions-about-pakistans-missile-program-implications-and-challenges\/\">\u201cLatest Discriminatory U.S. Sanctions and Assertions about Pakistan\u2019s Missile Program \u2013 Implications and Challenges.\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u201cLatest Discriminatory U.S. Sanctions and Assertions about Pakistan\u2019s Missile Program \u2013 Implications and Challenges.\u201d&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/latest-discriminatory-u-s-sanctions-and-assertions-about-pakistans-missile-program-implications-and-challenges\/embed\/#?secret=7PXIM6TdGR#?secret=Nnwg6GN58K\" data-secret=\"Nnwg6GN58K\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, experts analyzed the evolving situation, highlighting the challenges and opportunities faced by Syria, the regional players, and the international community after the recent transition.<\/p>\n<p>They examined the complex political, economic, and security dynamics shaping Syria\u2019s future and their implications for the broader region. A detailed discussion focused on how global power competition is likely to unfold, highlighting the strategic roles of the U.S., China, Russia, and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Experts explored how these powers are positioning themselves in Syria and the Middle East at large and assessed the responses of regional countries to shifting alliances and emerging challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The discussion concluded with the shared understanding that Pakistan should closely monitor these developments, actively engage with key players, and remain involved to safeguard its interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PF0s8PyxTt\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2024\/embed\/#?secret=3sXmbaNSs2#?secret=PF0s8PyxTt\" data-secret=\"PF0s8PyxTt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Afghanistan Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House Meeting on the \u201cLatest Developments in Syria\u201d. Leading academics and prominent practitioners joined the discussion, which focused on the recent developments leading to the fall of the Al-Assad regime, regional implications of the emerging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1875,1874,6606,48,6607,5400,1235,426],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40570"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40573,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40570\/revisions\/40573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}