The researcher noted that the research's timeframe was tied to the period prior to the fall of the country's political regime, but the recommendations could serve as a guide for any efforts to develop a new framework for local community governance.
The research was followed by a dialogue session titled "Local Security and National Cohesion," facilitated by researcher Farah Shamali, with the participation of two experts from the research advisory team. 
Dr. Akram Al-Qash noted that what had occurred represented a change in the regime, not a change in society. He explained that development failure has always been due to a lack of local development, and that the ability to build national cohesion today requires starting with local communities.

For his part, Anas Joudeh, head of the Nation Building Movement, emphasized that changing political regimes does not negate the cumulative course of the state's work, its institutions, and its working mechanisms. He added that any future government will remain weak in terms of security and services for a number of internal and external considerations. He also emphasized that it is difficult to find comprehensive solutions to the current Syrian situation, which requires a focus on local security in its various economic, social, political, security, and financial dimensions.