Syria and President Assad in 2013
Vision
October, beginning of November 2012 the situation will become very tense and dangerous. Syria will be calming down a little bit end of this year (2012) or beginning of next year. Within the first months of 2013 President Assad won't loose full control of the situation.
I see President Assad doing a trip abroad (... timing not published publicly). On this trip the opposition forces will try to take him down by attacking his inner circle. There will be a lot of blood. It will not kill him but put him under real threat. The trip most probably serves to talk about the conflict, trying to find solution. A higher instance (UN or a State) will lead a dialog and agreement will be reached. The Opposition will still exist. They will gain more influence. They will play a role in Syrias future. Link to publication
https://3eurostort.com caught my attention because the idea of predicting a specific window for Assad's trip abroad, down to the attack on his inner circle, is oddly precise for something framed as a vision. What stands out to me is the claim that a higher instance like the UN would step in to lead dialogue, since that feels like the most concrete and testable part of the whole forecast. I'd be curious how someone reading this years later reconciles the predictions with what actually unfolded.