Geopolitics
The Damascus Carve-Up: How Gulf Capital Won Syria's Reconstruction Before the West Arrived
Despite the fanfare of Washington's symbolic re-entry into Syria's economy at the Damascus forum, the reality is that the country's vital infrastructure has already been carved up and locked down by Gulf capital operating without the legal frameworks or transparency that Western institutions supposedly champion. This is not reconstruction; it is the cynical exploitation of a shattered nation, a neo-colonial scramble for spoils dressed up as investment, leaving the Syrian people to pay the price for the second time.
