ECFR’s World in 30 minutes: Top Trends for 2014
What will be the big foreign policy trends in 2014? Mark Leonard talks to Julien Barnes-Dacey and Vessela Tcherneva about what will shape the…
Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
29 Nov
Radicalisation and the future of the Syrian opposition’s armed struggle
Rania Abouzeid, who has spent considerable time in Syria among the armed opposition, will consider the prominence, role and ideology of extremist fighters and the regional ramifications.
The Gulf and sectarianism
How sectarian agendas shape the politics of the Middle East
The world in 30 minutes with Mark Leonard
“The world in 30 minutes” is a brand new ECFR podcast on the ideas, policies and trends that will shape the world. In this…
Don’t pretend the U.N. can save Syria
It is time to set Lakhdar Brahimi free. After a year's service as envoy for the United Nations and Arab League to Syria, the veteran Algerian mediator faces the final breakdown of his efforts to end the war.
Anthony Dworkin on striking Syria
Anthony Dworkin and Nicholas Walton discuss some of the aspects of the potential US-led strikes on Syria, from their goal to the implications for…
Syria and the politicisation of British foreign policy
With the parliamentary rejection of a major foreign policy initiative, Britain has crossed a watershed in foreign policy making, but the question is not about whether the UK engages with the world. It is about how its foreign policy is made.
Eight things to consider before intervening in Syria
Before any Western intervention in the Syrian conflict, eight key issues need to be considered – from the goals of intervention and the legal issue to the regional impact and the possibility of a diplomatic alternative
The regional struggle for Syria
Two years after the beginning of an uprising against President Bashar-al-Assad, Syria is gripped by an ever deepening civil war that is having a significant impact on the entire region.
The regional struggle for Syria
How regional actors shape the conflict in Syria