Read more: UN resolves to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

After rounds of negotiations, the deadlock has finally been broken. The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to secure and eradicate Syria's chemical arsenal on Friday. Following the agreement, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon also announced that a peace conference on Syria will likely be convened in the middle of November.

The new resolution demands that Syria "shall not use, develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile or retain chemical weapons, or transfer, directly or indirectly, chemical weapons to other states or non-state actors." If Syria does not comply, the Security Council can "impose measures under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter," which includes sanctions and military force.

Although provisions may require detailed interpretations, this resolution has already paved the way for a diplomatic settlement to the Syrian issue.

The consensus has been developed in the international community, and it has basically averted a military strike, which the US was close to launching earlier this month.

Through the resolution, Syria, if it cooperates, will be incorporated into the frameworks of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), where transparency and diplomacy will guarantee Syria is treated equally in the face of allegations of using chemical arms.

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been responding positively to the UN and OPCW's requirements since Russia brought about the turning point when the US was on the verge of launching air strikes. Assad's regime prepared itself quickly and well for joining the Chemical Weapon Convention in October.

The resolution acts a shield for Syria so that the US might meet a dead end if it wants to strike the country on the same grounds of using chemical weapons. Syria is likely to evade the risk of being bombed, and diplomacy will prevail in the international community. If Uncle Sam wanted to force a war or at least air strikes on Syria, the risk would be too high to be controlled, in particular given the fact that Washington had already lost many supporters as it mobilized to strike Syria earlier this month.

It should be noted that Syria might be able to prevent a "hot war" with external forces, but the war within the country continues.

Syria's opposition forces have been stuck in a dilemma where they are neither able to overthrow the government nor willing to give up what they have acquired and step back for fear of losing the direct and military support from the US. Even without the concern of chemical weapons, Syria's problems will still concern the world.