Aleppo’s economic revival hinges on real security

With sanctions lifted and trade routes reopening, Aleppo can once again become Syria’s industrial and business hub. But the promise of recovery remains fragile so long as the city is governed by a volatile security situation that tolerates armed enclaves beyond state control Aleppo has entered – in theory – a phase of reconstruction and economic growth following the lifting of Caesar Act sanctions and the gradual reopening of transport and trade channels with neighbouring states, particularly Turkey. As promising as this opportunity is in attracting Aleppine diaspora capital, it will remain a pipedream so long as the city continues to be governed by a security situation that is volatile and that generates recurring instability. The core of the problem is the presence of armed milit…