Former Envoy to Global Coalition Against ISIS on the Future of the Syrian Conflict

Intelligence Matters

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🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Ambassador William Roebuck, the former Deputy Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, former U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, and current executive vice president of the Arab Gulf States Institute. Roebuck provides an intricate history of the conflict in Syria and U.S.-led efforts to battle back the ISIS caliphate. He details his work with U.S. special forces and partners on the ground and discusses the involvement and sacrifices of Kurdish forces in the region. Roebuck also offers thoughts on the Biden administration’s possible approach to resolving the ongoing conflict in Syria.

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0:00.0	This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morrell.
0:06.5	Brought to you by Lockheed Martin.
0:08.5	Your mission is ours.
0:12.3	Ambassador Bill Robock is the Executive Vice President of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
0:18.6	He recently served as the Deputy Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Devit ISIS
0:23.8	and as Senior Advisor to the Special Representative for Syria Engagement.
0:28.2	Ambassador James Jeffrey.
0:30.2	Ambassador Robock had a long career in the Foreign Service, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain from 2015 to 2017.
0:39.2	Ambassador Robock just joined me to talk about all things Syria.
0:43.2	We'll be right back with that discussion after a word from our sponsor.
0:47.2	I'm Michael Morrell and this is Intelligence Matters.
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1:27.2	Mr. Ambassador, welcome to Intelligence Matters. It is great to have you on the show.
1:32.2	Thank you, Mike. I'm delighted to be here.
1:34.2	So as you know, we're going to dig into Syria and ISIS.
1:39.2	But I first want to ask a couple of questions about your career if that's okay.
1:44.2	And I'd love to start by asking you what got you interested in the world in foreign policy and in the foreign service.
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