16 April 2018

The complications of responding to the use of chemical weapons in Syria

Dr Gorana Grgic
Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney)

Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy Gorana Grgic spoke to FBi Radio about the intricate diplomacy surrounding reprisal strikes in Syria for the use of chemical weapons.

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Dr Gorana Grgic
Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney)
Dr Gorana Grgic is a jointly appointed Lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations and the United States Studies Centre. Her research interests include transatlantic relations, US alliances, conflict resolution and democratisation. She is the author of Ethnic Conflict in Asymmetric Federations (Routledge 2017).

First published

14 April 2018 on FBi Radio

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SyriaMilitary strike on SyriaChemical weapons

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