Based on numerous reporting trips to the region, freelance foreign correspondent Reese Erlich discusses the growth of Syrian extremist rebel groups, the status of the Assad regime, foreign intervention and the failure of US policy. He provides up to date analysis and what the new US president will likely face after the November elections.
Erlich is a Peabody winning journalist and author of Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect (Foreword by Noam Chomsky), just out in paperback. He has written a total of five books on US foreign policy. He reports for NPR, Foreign Policy, VICE News, and The Progressive, among others.
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Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 pm, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Additional talks by Reese Erlich: Harvard Center for Middle East Studies, January 31, 12:30 pm; Brown University, February 1. Stay tuned for additional dates!
Information on the book: Inside Syria by Reese Erlich