The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce a panel discussion featuring contributors to The Middle East Journal’s 2021 Spring and Summer Issues. As the civil war in Syria endures after a decade of conflict, Bashar al-Assad continues to pursue his consolidation of authority and regime legitimization. Aside from military tactics, Assad has diversified his approach to this pursuit through a number of tactics, including swaying influential social and religious leaders to support state security measures and depending on foreign aid to support the reconstruction of the country. A panel of journal contributors will join to discuss these broader themes featured in their articles and delve deeper into the internal workings of the Syrian regime.
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Speakers:
Rahaf Aldoughli
Contributor, Middle East Journal; lecturer, Middle East and North African Studies, Lancaster University
Guy Burton
Contributor, Middle East Journal; visiting fellow, LSE Middle East Centre
Eric Lob
Contributor, Middle East Journal; associate professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
Emma Beals, moderator
Non-resident scholar, MEI