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Significant works remains ahead to responsibly calibrate restrictive economic measures to achieve US foreign policy goals and support positive economic tools to allow the Syrian people to benefit from this dramatic change in US policy.
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The USG should be commended for acting swiftly to update sanctions and other authorities to better reflect the current realities on the ground.

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- Develop a policy for using and supporting partners with positive economic statecraft tools such as technical assistance to rehabilitate the financial sector, in addition to licensing, waiving, and removing restrictive economic measures.

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- Provide guidance, including frequently asked questions, for the Caesar Act waiver and the FinCEN Section 311 exceptive relief, as well as interagency policy guidance on the roadmap for further relief.

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- Work with allies and partners to calibrate the United Nations sanctions to current risks.

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- Work with Congress to review the statutory sanctions in place against Syria to ensure that they reflect the fall of the Assad regime and current political developments.

3/ The administration can publish a memo by the DOJ to articulate the administration’s prosecutorial policy involving alleged material support to FTOs operating in Syria. While novel, such guidance would provide greater legal clarity, especially for humanitarian organizations operating in Syria.

-Provide policy clarity on the outstanding restrictive economic measures and legal prohibitions related to the state sponsor of terrorism and foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designations.

Good work on web of syria sanctions in work by @delaneysimon.bsky.social and @crisisgroup.org colleagues foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/do…

And @alexzerden.bsky.social Scott anderson @lawfare.bsky.social

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