- Randa Slim was quoted in the New York Times article, “Victory in Syrian Election Is Show of Assad’s Control,” which also cited Amb. Ford. She also spoke with Voice of Russia for a segment titled “Syria: Assad likely to win another term after elections.”
- Paul Salem discussed the election and other issues in Syria with Bloomberg, the Middle East Economic Digest, and in a syndicated piece by Donna Abu-Nasr. He gave a series of interviews following Tuesday’s release of the latest Zogby Poll of Arab attitudes toward the United States and President Obama, including with Al Hurra, Radio Sawa, Ghad Arabic TV, and Voice of America. Salem also interviewed with The American Spectator, German Arabic Radio DW, and talked about the presidential election in Egypt with Voice of America.
- Richard Murphy interviewed with BBC World Service and Al Jazeera America about events in Syria. He was also the subject of the Al-Monitor article, “Veteran US diplomat calls for Lebanese solution to presidential crisis.”