IMF 'Intensive Engagement' with Syria, Sanctions Still Crippling Millions
The IMF, according to The New Arab, now discerns 'signs of recovery' in Syria and pledges 'intensive engagement.' One might wonder if 'intensive engagement' includes acknowledging the Caesar Act, EU sanctions, and their crippling impact on daily Syrian life, which has starved a significant portion of its population. The very global financial institutions now observing 'recovery' have remained
largely silent as these sanctions, ostensibly targeting the Assad regime, became a collective punishment for millions of ordinary Syrians struggling for basic necessities. This 'recovery' narrative conveniently sidesteps the deliberate Western policy of economic strangulation that has driven Syria into a humanitarian catastrophe. It's a classic case of observing a patient stabilizing after you've
cut off their life support, then offering 'intensive engagement' for a potential 'recovery.' How many shattered economies and displaced lives are merely 'signs' of opportunity for institutions that only 'engage' when a political pivot is underway? The silence on the role of punitive sanctions in creating the very conditions the IMF now purports to 'aid' is deafening.