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Syria: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration - First Panel
The Syrian Regime: Between Terror and Diplomacy
 
Speakers: John Hannah, Bashar Elsbihi, Abdulbaset Sieda Ph.D., Tony Badran
Date: 3.26.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Badran
Blog Author, Across the Bay
Website Editor, Syrian Opposition Portal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria's Projection of Influence in the Region Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Policy, Violence, Bashar al-Assad, Regime, Israel, Golan, Yasser Arafat, Resistance, Peace Treaty, Anwar El Sadat, Damascus, Regional Stability, Robert Malley, Peace Process, Hezbollah, Economy, Influence in Region, Role Conception, Resources
 
Syria's Objective and the Peace Process Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Peace Resistance, Alliances, Iran, Israel, Hostilities, Regional Architecture, American Leaning, Hafez al-Assad, "Tehran, Riyadh and Cairo Axis," Rivals, Undermine Roles, War, Hamas, Hezbollah, "April Understanding Framework"

 

Bashar Elsbihi
Washington Executive Director, Syrian National Salvation Front
Senior Executive Producer, Washington Office of Zenoubia TV
Bureau Chief, Washington Office of Zenoubia TV

 

 

 

 

 

 
Initiative toward Peaceful Change Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Bush Administration, Economic Crisis, Security Interests, Israel, Peace Process, Obama's Political Strategy, Democracy, Freedom, Activists, Protection, Peaceful Change, The National Council of the Damascuc Declaration, Government Detention, National Salvation Front, Opposition Groups, Common Demands, Freedom of Expression, Security Agencies
 
Obama's Diplomatic Strategy, Not Tough Enough Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Obama Administration, Dialogue, Clinton Administration, Bashar al-Assad, Bush Administration, Pressure, Iran, Action, Alliance, Legitimacy, Democratic Norms, Opposition Movement, Obama's Inaugural Address, U.S. Foreign Policy, Justice, Conditional Dialogue, Human Rights, International Justice, Power

 

Abdulbaset Sieda Ph.D.
Author, Forgotten Seasons of Continual Sufferings: The Kurdish Question in Syria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Kurdish People in Syria Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Independent Academics, Discussion Groups, Backwards State, Saddam Hussein, Lebanese Opposition, Dictatorship, Democracy, Coordination Policy, Iran, Kurds in Syria, Would War One, Damascuc, Suffering, Regimes, Policies, Political Rights, Discrimination, Nationality, Public Service, Pverty, United Nations Charter, National Unity
 
Solutions to Current Problems in the Region Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
National Project, Unity, Ethnic Groups, Diversity, National Democratic Dialogue, Common Interests, Current Regime, Prerequisites, Political Prisoners, Transparency, Elections, Compromise, Oppression

 

Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute
National Security Advisor from 2005-2009, Vice President Cheney
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Past U.S. Relations With Syria Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Oppression, Humanizing, American Interests, Policy Objectives, Rule of Law, U.S. Policy Makers, Bush Administration, Engagement, Syrian Policy, Anti-Americanism, Lebanon, Terrorism, Israel, U.S. Strategy, Golan, Bashar al-Assad Regime, Soviet Union
 
The Bush Administration's Relationship with Syria Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Bashar al-Assad, Reform, Elections, Yasser Arafat, Camp David Talks, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Bilateral Relationship, Saddam Hussein, Colin Powell, Damascus, Promises, American Envoys, Military, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Extremism, Lebanon War, Arms Transfers, Terrorism, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, al-Quaeda, Isolation, Obama Administration, Engagement, Neglect of Diplomacy, Hope, Structural Change

 

Question and Answer Part 1 Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
U.S. Middle East Policy, Diplomatic Isolation, American Confrontation, Israel, Political Leadership, Turkey, French, Lebanon, Israelis, Nuclear Program, North Korea, Iran, Bashar al-Assad
 
Question and Answer Part 2 Video pop-up  Video no pop-up
Lebanese International Tribunal, Bashar al-Assad, Regime, Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Assassination, International Reaction, Impacts, Israeli Peace Process, Lebanon, Engagement, Elections, Violence, Syrian Occupation, Democracy

 

 

 

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