Andrew J. Tabler is the Martin J. Gross Senior Fellow in the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Gloria and Ken Levy Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where his research focuses on Sunni Arab jihadi groups in North Africa and Syria as well as the trend of foreign fighting and online jihadism.
In-Depth Reports
Join us for an expert look at the stunning battlefield advances of rebel forces in Syria and the implications for regional and global security. Watch live starting at 4:00 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
As rebel forces continue their surprise northwestern offensive against the Assad regime, foreign actors are mulling what, if any, consequences this campaign will have for their other pressing security challenges in the region. Will it presage a terrorist resurgence from Syria given the persistent Islamic State presence in the area and the extremist pedigree of the group leading the offensive? What will Russia and Iran do in response to the latest blow against the legitimacy of their Damascus client? Will the fighting lead Syria’s Arab neighbors to pause their “normalization” of Bashar al-Assad?
Watch a live webcast of this event starting at 4:00 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
To discuss these and other questions, The Washington Institute is pleased to announce a virtual Policy Forum with three of its top experts, to be moderated by senior fellow and former Pentagon official Elizabeth Dent:
Andrew Tabler, the Institute’s Martin J. Gross Senior Fellow, former director for Syria at the National Security Council, and former senior advisor to the State Department’s special envoy for Syria engagement
