Cease-fire in Syria and the thoughts it spurs

Finally after six years of war and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the much-awaited cease-fire has been signed. Putting aside the controversies in the details and some of the groups not participating in the cease-fire, Russia and Turkey seem to have come to a framework agreement on the future of Syria. Clearly it is a positive step to try and compensate for all the opportunities that were missed until now.