Time & Distraction as the Ultimate Weapon: The Tenth Anniversary of the Caesar Report

This Roundtable, organized by the Society in collaboration with David Crane, brought together experts from government, academia, and civil society to reflect on the Caesar Report on its tenth anniversary, as a reminder that time and distraction are the ultimate weapons of authoritarian leaders such as Al-Asaad and Putin. The discussion centered on how Syria was left behind by the international community, the work still to be done in Syria, and how we ensure that, two and a half years after Russia’s invasion, the war in Ukraine does not suffer the same fate.
Please see our complete list of participating experts below:
• Tina Al-Khersan, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre
• Michael D. Cooper, American Society of International Law (moderator)
• David Crane, Founder, Global Accountability Network
• Sahil Lauji, U.S. Department of State, Office of Global Criminal Justice
• Inna Liniova, Ukrainian Bar Association
• Sean Murphy, The George Washington University Law School
• D. Wes Rist, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
• David Scheffer, Arizona State University
• Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of State
• Radwan Ziadeh, Arab Center Washington DC