Will Syria’s return to Arab League usher in new era of stability?

Syria was out of the Arab League for more than a decade.

Now President Bashar al-Assad and his regime are welcome again.

The acquisition points to a warming of ties between Syria and many of its regional neighbours. But critics say calls for accountability over the country’s civil war are now fading.

Will this end al-Assad’s regional isolation? What’s next for Syria and its people?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Omar Alshogre – Former Syrian refugee and now director of detention affairs at the Syrian Emergency Task Force

Joshua Landis – Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma

Ammar Waqqaf – Director of Gnosos, a Middle East think tank