Subject: Re: Syria class
From: "Katie Dodge" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Rob Norton" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:26:31 -0400

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

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>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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