To attract investment, build institutions, Syria must demonstrate 'the State is there for everybody'

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrians are still struggling to heal after the dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule and a 14-year civil war that killed an estimated half-million people, displaced millions more and left the country battered and divided. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi welcomes Heiko Wimmen, Project Director for the International Crisis Group in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.