Syria

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker examines the situation of Syria's Christian minority, who are caught in the middle of a bloody civil war.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the development of a war economy in Syria and the various factors contributing to the prolongation of the conflict.

MDC Visiting Scholar Konstantinos Zarras discusses ISIS, a group descending from al-Qa'ida with an enormous impact on Iraq and Syria.

Carl Yonker discusses the participation of Iran-backed Shi'i proxy forces in the sectarian violence in Iraq and in the civil war in Syria.

Prof. Uzi Rabi and Dr. Brandon Friedman discuss Saudi Arabia's outlook on the agreement to destroy the Asad's regime's chemical weapons stockpile.