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Who Benefits? A Closer Look at U.S.-Russia Talks on Syria

Smoke rises in Raqqa, Syria.
Black smoke rises from Raqqa city where U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters battle against Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 27, 2017. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have captured almost half of the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa, but the push into the city in northern Syria has slowed due to stiff resistance and large amounts of explosives planted by the extremists, a spokeswoman for the fighters and monitors said Thursday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Posted: November 10th, 2017

The U.S. and Russia could soon come to an agreement on next steps in Syria, as the Islamic State, or ISIS, nears defeat in the country. The agreement would focus on “deconfliction” between the U.S. and Russian militaries, reducing violence in the Syrian civil war and reinvigorating UN-led peace talks, according to officials who talked with the AP.

The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with Network Experts Steve Hall, a former CIA senior intelligence service officer and Russia expert, and Rob Dannenberg, an independent consultant on geopolitical and security matters, to get their thoughts on the matter.  

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