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Date(s) - 01/25/2024
11:30 am - 1:15 pm

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Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

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Rice University's Baker Institute

HOUSTON, TX

After more than a decade, the Syrian conflict has largely drawn to a close, leaving the country devastated and the Assad government in financial ruin. Protests over economic destitution in the country’s south and continued unrest in the country’s north demonstrate the regime’s fragility. Recent reports have revealed Syria as a narco-state, with Assad using Captagon — an amphetamine-type stimulant drug — to keep his cash-strapped government and allies afloat through the generation of billions of dollars, while fueling addiction in countries including Jordan, Iraq and the wealthy Gulf states.

At this event an expert panel will assess Syria’s attempts to emerge from a decade of ostracism and normalize relations with other Middle Eastern countries, focusing on 1) the Captagon trade and its implications, 2) an “Arab solution” to the Syrian refugee crisis , and 3) Syria’s positioning in the Israel-Hamas war.