To the Point
Peace Talks and Warfare in Syria
In four and a half years, Syria's civil war has killed 250,000 people and displaced 12 million -- half the nation's entire population. Supporters of both sides agree there cannot be a military solution, but the fighting continues, now to include about 50 American Special Forces .
By Warren Olney • • 34m ListenIn four and a half years, Syria's civil war has killed 250,000 people and displaced 12 million -- half the nation's entire population. Supporters of both sides agree there cannot be a military solution, but the fighting continues, now to include about 50 American Special Forces. The US and Russia joined 15 other nations last week -- including archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia — to discuss a diplomatic solution. The al-Assad regime was not represented. The closed-door meeting produced nine points of agreement as well as plans to meet again soon, but international rivalries already threaten to derail any progress.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Laura Rozen
Al-Monitor
Seth Jones
RAND Corporation
Robin Wright
contributing writer at The New Yorker magazine, and a joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center