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March 2016 at MEI: Syria Five Years On

May 12, 2016

During March 2016, marking the fifth year since the start of Syria's uprising, the Middle East Initiative hosted a series of events focused on the international political and humanitarian response to the ongoing Syrian civil war and refugee crisis, including the migration crisis across the Mediterranean. Convening scholars, journalists and other policy experts and practitioners, these events analyzed the crisis and its regional impact from a variety of angles, with the aim of improving understanding of and response to the crisis. Below is a slideshow highlighting the events and a list of resources including event recordings, interviews with guests, and more information on MEI's events and activities on Syria, five years on.

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March 2nd: Holger Albrecht, "Going on the Run: What Drives Military Insubordination in the Syrian Civil War?"

  • Learn more about the event and download Prof. Albrecht's paper, here.

March 3rd: Pierre Krähenbühl, "Middle East Quagmire: What Hope for Palestine Refugees?"

  • Watch the "Inside the Middle East" interview and learn more about the event, here.

March 8th: Janine di Giovanni, "The Morning They Came for Us: Reporting Syria's Humanitarian Crisis"

  • Listen to the Future of Diplomacy Project Director Cathryn Clüver's "Conversations in Diplomacy" interview, here.

March 22nd: Middle East Film Series, "On the Bride's Side"

  • Screening of the pathbreaking documentary chronicling the real story of five Syrian refugees' journey across Europe from Milan to Stockholm in November 2013, documented and aided by European and Middle Eastern filmmakers and human rights activists. Learn more and watch the trailer, here.

    March 24th: Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj, "Challenges to the Syria Peace Talks in Geneva: How Local Governance and the War Economy Shape Prospects for International Diplomacy"

    • Learn more abuot the event and Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj, here.
    • Listen to a podcast of the event, here.

    March 30th: Peter Maurer, Michael Ignatieff, and Jacqueline Bhabha in the JFK Jr. Forum, "Humanitarian Intervention in Syria"

    • See video of the event, here.

    March 31st: Leila Al-Shami and Robin Yassin-Kassab on their new book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War"

    • Listen to a podcast of the book talk and learn more about the event and authors, here.

    March 31st: Mouin Rabbani, "Fail Better: The United Nations and Syria"

    • Listen to a podcast of the event, here.
    • Watch the "Inside the Middle East" interview, here.
    For more information on this publication: Belfer Communications Office
    For Academic Citation: “March 2016 at MEI: Syria Five Years On.” News, , May 12, 2016.
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