Syria: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1.Governance - Government, opposition make no headway on peaceful resolution to conflict or drafting new constitution; new presidential election to be held in 2021; vote expected to be neither free nor fair 2.Economy - As a result of the civil war and the sanctions imposed by the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States, Syria is entering a long-term economic crisis that will likely last well beyond the current conflict; damage estimates run into the hundreds of billions of dollars; loss of purchasing power compounded by deterioration in Syrian pound's exchange rate 3.Security - Civil war remains ongoing, though government has retaken most of rebel-held territory, with exception of Idlib and parts of Aleppo provinces; conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militia has seen the former take and hold increasing amounts of Syrian territory; U.S. forces remain deployed to Syria 4.Military Market Prospects - Estimates for defense spending are unreliable given lack of transparency and wartime conditions; virtually no prospects for arms procurement as the government's finances are too stretched; military will rely on donations.