Syrians have for a century welcomed over a million refugees from Armenia, Palestine, Iraq and other countries around the region. Now, thanks to a multiyear civil war, they are on track to become the source of the world’s largest refugee population in a matter of months. As Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and other neighbors strive to accommodate the millions of Syrians, the risk of allowing Syrians to become dependent on emergency aid and forming a “lost generation” remains.
Featured Guests
- Geneive Abdo, Fellow, Stimson Center
- Deborah Amos, International Correspondent, NPR
- Mohamad Bazzi, Associate Profressor of Journalism, NYU
- Joseph Chamie, Former Director, U.N. Population Division
- Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, U.N. World Food Programme
- Rochelle Davis, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Georgetown University
- Amb. Robert Ford, Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria
- Antonio Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
- Shadi Hamid, Author, Temptations of Power
- Frederic Hof, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
- William Luers, The Iran Project
- David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
- Fen Osler-Hampson, Director of Global Security Research Program, CIGI
- Elias Bou Saab, Minister of Education, Lebanon
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America
- Amb. Frank Wisner, Former U.S. Ambassador to India
- Amb. James Woolsey, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency