Foreign Policy

US-Backed Syria-Israel Talks Mask Rising Regional Instability and Risk to American Interests

By National Security Desk | August 20, 2025

In a rare direct meeting brokered by Washington, Syrian and Israeli officials convened in Paris to ease tensions, but the fragile situation on the ground—and America’s role—raise urgent questions about national security and strategic priorities.

On the surface, a diplomatic breakthrough appears underway as Syria’s top diplomat met with an Israeli delegation in Paris, brokered by the United States. But beneath this veneer of peace talks, deeper fault lines threaten America's interests in the volatile Middle East.Are These Talks a Step Toward Stability or a Dangerous Gamble?The conversation aims to resurrect a shaky 1974 ceasefire agreement that established a demilitarized buffer between Israel and Syria—a line of separation long tested by conflict and shifting alliances. Yet these negotiations unfold against a backdrop of chaos: the overthrow of Assad’s regime replaced by uncertain Islamist insurgents’ rule;...

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