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Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad
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3:39:46Now PlayingFull Committee
Chair Brian J. Mast
Witnesses:
The Honorable James F. Jeffrey
Philip Solanz Fellow
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Mr. Andrew J. Tabler
Martin J. Gross Senior Fellow
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Ms. Nadine Maenza
Former Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Dr. Mara Karlin
Professor of Practice, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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