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Episode 84- Understanding the Syrian Insurgency with Charles Lister and Aaron Zelin
Charles Lister (@charles_lister) and Aaron Zelin (@azelin) discuss the Syrian insurgency. Below I've listed an outline of the conversation and the questions we covered.
First, update us on the war. What is the state of the
insurgency post chemical weapon use? At this point in the war how can we relate
FSA to other parts of the insurgency (jihadis, Islamist, etc)[ infighting ].
Where do we factor in sectarianism? Where do we factor in the level of
violence?
How much of the insurgency can be considered
"secular" vs "Islamist" vs "jihadi"? How would
you define each category, and more importantly has there been shift from one
category to another?
In the US there has been a heated debate about the
"good" and "bad" guys: Broadly, is it possible to define
and separate the "good" from the "bad" in a complex
insurgency? How has funding and arming affected the aforementioned categorization?
Whenever experts and or intelligence services can offer
foreign policy decision-makers nuance and in depth view of a complex event,
that analysis meets (a) entrenched policies and party pressures, (b) the
impressive force of lobbyists and interested campaign contributors, and (c) uninformed
or misinformed popular public opinion, which will likely turn into votes next
time around.
What has been your experience in dealing with the pressures
in producing a genuinely in depth and nuanced product vs the political forces
and domestic politicization of the conflict in Syria particularly in dealing
with the call for intervention?
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Charles Lister (@charles_lister) and Aaron Zelin (@azelin) discuss the Syrian insurgency. Below I've listed an outline of the conversation and the questions we covered.
First, update us on the war. What is the state of the
insurgency post chemical weapon use? At this point in the war how can we relate
FSA to other parts of the insurgency (jihadis, Islamist, etc)[ infighting ].
Where do we factor in sectarianism? Where do we factor in the level of
violence?
How much of the insurgency can be considered
"secular" vs "Islamist" vs "jihadi"? How would
you define each category, and more importantly has there been shift from one
category to another?
In the US there has been a heated debate about the
"good" and "bad" guys: Broadly, is it possible to define
and separate the "good" from the "bad" in a complex
insurgency? How has funding and arming affected the aforementioned categorization?
Whenever experts and or intelligence services can offer
foreign policy decision-makers nuance and in depth view of a complex event,
that analysis meets (a) entrenched policies and party pressures, (b) the
impressive force of lobbyists and interested campaign contributors, and (c) uninformed
or misinformed popular public opinion, which will likely turn into votes next
time around.
What has been your experience in dealing with the pressures
in producing a genuinely in depth and nuanced product vs the political forces
and domestic politicization of the conflict in Syria particularly in dealing
with the call for intervention?
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