Marika Sosnowski is an admitted lawyer and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on ceasefires and how they influence local dynamics, with a focus on the Middle East. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/marika-sosnowski/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Displacement Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0000 Marika Sosnowski https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2018/03/28/besiege-bombard-retake-reconciliation-agreements-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2018/03/28/besiege-bombard-retake-reconciliation-agreements-in-syria So-called reconciliation deals have become a coercive tool for the Syrian government to reclaim areas that have fallen outside its control, writes lawyer and researcher Marika Sosnowski.