Rime Allaf, Yassin Al Haj Saleh, and Joumana Seif in a conversation on Syrian activism and the revolution's impact on the world, on the occasion of the Museum of Activism’s launch in Berlin.

The authors trace the origins and escalation of the conflict from 2011 protests in Deraa to the current state of widespread humanitarian devastation and displacement a decade later.

How will the Caesar Act’s sanctions be enforced and with what goals in mind? What effect are they likely to have within today’s context? Does a policy of escalating pressure on the Assad regime promise diplomatic progress or humanitarian suffering?

More than 150,000 people, according to human rights groups, have been killed during Syria's three-year civil war and almost 10 million have been displaced. Following the conclusions of the Geneva II peace talks, there is still no imminent end to the conflict in sight.