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Syria Strategy Project
The Middle East Institute, The Atlantic Council, and European Institute of Peace collaborate with subject matter experts and policymakers in the US, Europe, and the Middle East to develop a holistic strategy to sustainably forge a pathway to resolving Syria’s crisis.
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#SyrianVoices
The Voices of Syria project is an undertaking by the Middle East Institute, in partnership with Syrian civil society, to better inform the general public and to guide policymakers toward a more holistic view of the situation in Syria by leveraging the voices of the unheard and their hopes and aspirations. In this series of short videos, Syrians reflect on issues of reconciliation and justice, and the plight of Syria’s women and children after years of war.
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About the Director
Charles Lister
Lister is the author of “The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency” (Oxford University Press, 2016). His research focuses on terrorism and insurgency across the Levant. As a senior consultant to the Syria Track II Dialogue Initiative, he managed nearly three years of intensive face-to-face engagement with the leaderships of over 100 Syrian armed opposition groups.
Advisory Council
The Syria Program’s Advisory Council is a body of venerable individuals committed to supporting the program’s mission to provide insightful and grounded research and analysis on all things Syria, in order to better inform a wide range of audiences and to help sustain a more meaningful and impactful policy discussion.
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Lubna al-Kanawati
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Rime Allaf
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Ryan Crocker
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Michel Duclos
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Ibrahim Hamidi
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Fred Hof
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Mariam Jalabi
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Beth Jones
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Rafif Jouejati
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Hind Kabawat
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Dima Moussa
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Wejdan Nassif
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Ayman Abdel Nour
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Anne Patterson
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Zaher Sahloul
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Wael Sawah
Syria Program Experts
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