On this episode of Deeply Talks, we take a closer look at some of the crucial issues we'll dig into in 2018, including reconciliation and de-escalation, development and reconstruction, and continued military conflicts across the country. Alessandria Masi, Syria Deeply’s managing editor, and Hashem Osseiran, deputy managing editor speak with Faysal Itani, Resident Senior Fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East of the Atlantic Council. For more information on the war in Syria, visit www.newsdeeply.com/syria and subscribe to our weekly emails.