Syria in transition - challenges and prospects

Panel discussion on May 5, 2025 at the TU Dresden

On May 5, 2025, the Chair of International Politics and the Center for International Studies (ZIS) at TU Dresden invite you to a panel discussion on the topic "Syria in Transition - Challenges and Perspectives". The event starts at 6:30 pm in the Potthoff Building (POT/81/H) on the TU Dresden campus (Hettnerstraße 1-3).

The event is supported by TUD im Dialog.

The panel discussion will bring together experts from politics, academia, journalism and the Syrian diaspora to take a differentiated and objective look at current developments in Syria. The focus will be on political, economic and social challenges as well as the role of Germany and the international community.

Special emphasis will be placed on the perspectives of the Syrian diaspora and their assessments of Syria's future. The aim of the event is to create space for in-depth analysis, exchange and discussion.

Panel guests:

• Dr. Andreas Reinicke (former ambassador, director of the German Orient Institute)

• Dr. Bente Scheller (Head of the Middle East and North Africa Department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, long-standing expert on Syria)

• Dr. Bassem Arar (member of the Syrian diaspora in Germany)

• Invited: Dr. Muriel Asseburg (Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), expert on Syria and the Middle East)

Program schedule:

• 18:30: Welcome and introduction

• 18:40: Short film screening

• 19:00: Panel discussion
  Main topics:

  • Political, economic and social developments in Syria

  • The role of Germany and the international community

  • Perspectives and voices from the Syrian diaspora

• 20:00: Q&A session & audience discussion

• 20:30: Conclusion & networking

Event details:

• Date: May 5, 2025

• Time: 6:30 pm

• Location: Potthoff-Bau, POT/81/H, TU Dresden, Hettnerstraße 1-3

• Organizer: Chair of International Politics and Center for International Studies (ZIS), TU Dresden

Registration is not required - please come along!

For further information please contact Stefanie Gerstenberger:

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