Inside Syria: 18 months on

This report is the outcome of the conference 'Inside Syria: 18 Months On' organised on 20 September 2012 at LSE. The conference, featuring four panels and a keynote address from former Syrian National Council chairman and Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Professor Burhan Ghalioun, explored the dynamics of the key domestic forces influencing the struggle: the regime, the opposition, the economy and the Syrian people. The conference was supported by the RCUK Global Uncertainties Programme and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster.