The Syrian Conflict: Where Strategic Interest & Humanitarian Urgency Intersect

With David Miliband & Ambassador Robert S. Ford, moderated by Andrew J. Tabler

April 17, 2014 –  Watch a briefing with Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, and David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former U.K. foreign secretary, on the urgent humanitarian and strategic demands of the Syrian conflict.

In a world of tumult and upheaval, no conflict demands urgent action to protect strategic interests and address humanitarian disaster more than the ongoing tragedy in Syria. As the carnage mounts, a rising chorus of concerned leaders and institutions has implored Washington to lead international action; the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, for example, recently issued an urgent call for “immediate steps…to prevent the growing danger of genocide.” Meanwhile, the flow of refugees to Lebanon and Jordan combined with the rise of cross-border jihadist threats has guaranteed that the problem can no longer be quarantined within Syria.

Watch full debate : http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-syrian-conflict-where-strategic-interest-and-humanitarian-urgency-inter