Sanctions, State Succession, and Syria’s Reentry into Global Trade: Legal Pathways and Policy Challenges in a Post-Assad Era

Abstract

This analysis turns to how domestic sanctions regimes in the United States and the EU intersect with the broader United Nations sanctions architecture, with particular attention to the legal procedures and institutional mechanisms required to lift or amend these restrictions. By comparing Syria to other post-conflict economies, such as Sudan and Afghanistan, we can gain clearer insight into how states navigate renewed membership or reintegration into global trade systems. Finally, the analysis concludes with a discussion of the broader policy implications, weighing national security interests against humanitarian concerns, and evaluating the potential for negotiated or WTO mediated solutions; thus addressing the broader question of how international trade law can reconcile the necessary questions of security, justice, and economic rehabilitation in states recovering from conflict and significant governmental transition.