Patryk Radke's Analysis: Assad’s chemical legacy: Disarmament as a test of the new Syria’s credibility

An analysis of efforts to eliminate the remnants of Syria’s chemical weapons programme following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The article examines the new authorities’ cooperation with the OPCW, the legacy of incomplete declarations and the importance of international verification. It identifies four key tests of Damascus’s credibility: the completeness of its declarations, inspectors’ access, the pace of verified destruction, and accountability for those responsible for operating the programme and using chemical weapons.