World Affairs Council: Meet the Author/Middle East

Event @ the World Affairs Council, 07/15
Who: Flynt Leverett, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution; former Senior Director for Middle East Affairs, US National Security Council; and former Senior Middle East Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency.
What: Meet the Author/Middle East program. Cosponsored by Stacey's Independent Bookstore.
Event: Syria has cultivated numerous Lebanese clients and allies—most notably Hizballah—during its more than twenty-year occupation of Lebanon. Damascus, which sees Israel as a hegemonic power, remains intransigent on Israel’s complete withdrawal from the disputed Golan Heights as the sine qua non for peace with that state. In Inheriting Syria, author Flynt Leverett provides a detailed analytic portrait of the Syrian regime under the leadership of the Asad dynasty and draws implications for US policy.
When: Friday, July 15; check-in: 5:30 PM, program: 6:00 PM
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco
Admission Costs: Members: FREE; Students w/ ID: $5; Non-members: $15; Co-sponsors: $7
Info: (415) 293-4600, http://www.itsyourworld.org