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> From: Katie Dodge <kdodge@rosemontseneca.com>
> Date: March 18, 2014 at 1:26:31 PM EDT
> To: Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>
> Cc: Rob Norton <rwn2112@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Syria class
>
> I found it! And sent it. This is the new one:
>
> Class #9 – March 18 – Diplomacy Versus Military Action: Multi-national
> Advocacy and Executive Decision-making to Address Conflict in Syria
> Discussion with a principal, stakeholder or subject matter expert.
> PLEASE NOTE – This session will be held at a location in Washington
> D.C., off the Georgetown University campus. More information about
> the class location will be provided during the week of March 4.
> Themes:
> o The power of the Executive to determine use of force absent an imminent
> threat to the national interest;
> o Diplomacy and consensus building vs. unilateral action;
> o The value of allies and antagonists in dealing with rogue state actors;
> o Weighing human rights against national interest;
> o The value/efficacy of international treaties (i.e CWC).
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> We will discuss the decision-making process that led to the United States
> choosing diplomacy over a use of force to address civil war in Syria. We will
> examine the events and statements by both the U.S. and other nations that led
> to the current state of affairs. We will focus on the various leaders, organizations,
> and government institutions that have influenced the world’s reaction to conflict
> in Syria and particularly Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons and other
> extreme measures to suppress political opposition.
> Required Readings:
> • Anthony H. Cordesman, “Choosing the Right Options in Syria”, Center for
> Strategic & International Studies, Aug. 26, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/nfe9p4q
> • The White House, Statement by the President, Aug. 31, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/mv29b4p
> • Michael R. Gordon and Jackie Calmes, “President Seeks to Rally Support for
> Syria Strike”, The New York Times, Sept. 1, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/lbnbj6p
> • Anne Gearan and Ed O’Keefe, “Kerry, Hagel lay out military objectives
> during Senate hearing on Syria strike”, Washington Post, September 3, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/lnvth6p
> • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, “The Best Case Scenario in Syria”, Foreign Affairs,
> September 11, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/mukmjbo
> • The White House, “Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use
> of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013”, August 30, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/ors3d27
> • “Report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta Area of
> Damascus on 21 August 2013”, United Nations Mission to Investigate
> Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic,
> September 14, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/kxgch6h
> • Charles Lister and Phillip Smyth, “Syria’s Multipolar War”, Foreign Policy,
> November 6, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/k39muww
> Recommended Reading and Resources
> • UN Security Council Report, UN Documents for Syria.
> http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-documents/syria/
> • Fiona Hill, “Putin Scores on Syria”, Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/npxrf3r
> • Karen DeYoung, “Obama’s decision to turn to Congress on Syria decision is
> fodder for debate”, Washington Post, September 4, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/n24m3jb
> • Peter Beinhart, “Obama Decision on Syria Good for U.S Democracy, but His
> Case Is Weak”, The Daily Beast, September 3, 2013.
> http://tinyurl.com/kg9vn7a
>
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>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com> wrote:
>> R-
>> Could you pls fwd the Syria section of the syllabus- so Latie can pass it along. I don't have on my phone and the copy in my Dropbox is last years for some reason. I'm no at office just got out of dental surgery.
>>
>> RHB
>> 202.333.1880
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