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Tipping point in Syria? Houla massacre raises the stakes

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After the expulsion of more than a dozen Syrian ambassadors around the world, how far will the backlash go over the massacre of 108 citizens, more than a third of them children? François Picard’s panel argues over the ability to pressure Russia to drop its support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

DEBATE
  • Vincent FLORIANI, Deputy Spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Monzer MAKHOUS, Syrian National Council Member and Coordinator for the European Union;
  • Marietje SCHAAKE, MEP, Alliance for Liberals and Democrats in Europe; Spokesperson for Syria;
  • Anton KOZLOV, Associate Professor at the American Graduate School of Paris.

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