By — Leah Clapman Leah Clapman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/syrias-fragmented-future Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Syria’s Fragmented Future World Aug 27, 2013 4:11 PM EDT Andrew Tabler, Senior Fellow at the The Washington Institute for Near East Policy joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Washington DC to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Today White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the administration’s legal case for a military attack against Syria, noting 189 countries across the globe have signed on to prohibit the use of chemical weapons. Should the administration pursue a military response, Carney said “the options that we are considering are not about regime change.” Andrew Tabler, a senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, lived in Syria for seven years. Tabler joined Hari Sreenivasan via Skype to discuss the post-Civil War prospects for Bashar Assad’s regime. “It’s completely different from the old regime which was more predictable and ultimately brought stability to the country,” he said. “What we are going to have instead are three Syrias, one controlled by the regime, one with the Sunni Arab forces and one with the opposition forces and the Kurds.” “This war,” Tabler said, “is not going to end — no matter what happens — in the next few days.” Watch more NewsHour reports on the crisis in Syria. Editor’s note: Starting Sept. 7, the PBS NewsHour is expanding its family, adding a “PBS NewsHour Weekend” newscast on Saturdays and Sundays. The 30-minute show will be anchored by NewsHour senior correspondent Hari Sreenivasan. You can subscribe to Hari on Facebook, Google Plus and on Twitter @Hari. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Leah Clapman Leah Clapman Leah Clapman is Executive Director, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) and Education. She created SRL in 2009 as an experiment to engage middle and high school students with current events and the public media mission to educate and inform. The program has engaged over 35,000 students and won numerous awards including the 2022 Edward R Murrow for the "On Our Minds" youth mental health podcast. Leah manages partnerships with local stations, national and international organizations to bring diverse youth voices into newsrooms, events and digital content innovation initiatives. @lclap
Andrew Tabler, Senior Fellow at the The Washington Institute for Near East Policy joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Washington DC to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Today White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the administration’s legal case for a military attack against Syria, noting 189 countries across the globe have signed on to prohibit the use of chemical weapons. Should the administration pursue a military response, Carney said “the options that we are considering are not about regime change.” Andrew Tabler, a senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, lived in Syria for seven years. Tabler joined Hari Sreenivasan via Skype to discuss the post-Civil War prospects for Bashar Assad’s regime. “It’s completely different from the old regime which was more predictable and ultimately brought stability to the country,” he said. “What we are going to have instead are three Syrias, one controlled by the regime, one with the Sunni Arab forces and one with the opposition forces and the Kurds.” “This war,” Tabler said, “is not going to end — no matter what happens — in the next few days.” Watch more NewsHour reports on the crisis in Syria. Editor’s note: Starting Sept. 7, the PBS NewsHour is expanding its family, adding a “PBS NewsHour Weekend” newscast on Saturdays and Sundays. The 30-minute show will be anchored by NewsHour senior correspondent Hari Sreenivasan. You can subscribe to Hari on Facebook, Google Plus and on Twitter @Hari. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now