In June 2012, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy joined with the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War to host a one-day crisis simulation that explored the implications of spillover from the ongoing violence in Syria. Senior Fellow Kenneth Pollack identifies the simulation’s lessons for effective intervention in Syria, including the central importance of Turkey in the region.

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Kenneth M Pollack
Kenneth M Pollack
Former Brookings Expert,
Resident Scholar
- AEI
August 7, 2012