In this CHACR Take Away Interview, Dr Ziya Meral interviews Sam Dagher (author of “Assad or We Burn the Country” which received wide acclaim for the meticulous reporting and interviews with former regime officials) on how the Syrian war began, how we ended up where things are and underlines the fact that lessons learned on how the regime escalated violence against protesters and pulled in regional and international actors are important for thinking about what is next for the war torn country.

The audio of this, and all our other Take Away Interviews, and Lectures on the Go, are available at CHACR Podcasts