What Sanctions Relief Means for Syria’s Future

The easing of sanctions in 2025 offers Syria something it hasn’t had in over a decade: a genuine opening. Financial systems are reconnecting, investors are circling, and humanitarian groups finally have fewer bureaucratic barriers to work around. Yet this opportunity is fragile. Sanctions relief is a tool – not a guarantee. If Syria’s new rulers seize the chance to reform, build inclusive institutions, and stabilise the country, the relief could spark a wider recovery.