On December 16, the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow hosted a discussion on the situation in Syria.
What led to the rapid regime change in Syria? How can international organisations influence the normalisation of the situation? What will the new Syrian government look like? How will the role of external players involved in Syria change? What are the goals and prospects of the Russian presence in Syria and the Middle East as a whole today? To what extent will the Syrian changes affect the entire region?
Speakers:
Vitaly Naumkin, Academic Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Professor, Full Member of the RAS
Jamil Qadri, leader of the Moscow platform of the Syrian opposition, secretary of the ‘People's Will’ party
Taha Özhan, Research Director, Ankara Institute
Moderator:
Working languages: Russian, English.