Andrew Tabler

The wives of the German and British ambassadors to the UN have released a video urging Syria’s first lady to help end the bloodshed. The film, posted on YouTube, asks Asma Al-Assad to urge her husband, Bashar Al-Assad, to stop violent repression.

If Syria’s president were to step down, it’s not clear where he would flee. Mideast expert Andrew Tabler talks with host Lisa Mullins about the options still open for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

The US has been pressing for tougher international sanctions against the Assad regime.

The World’s Jeb Sharp looks at options available to the Obama Administration to pressure Syrian President Bashar al Assad to stop his violent crackdown against protestors and implement political reforms.

After four years with no official presence in Damascus, the Obama administration will reinstate an ambassador to Syria. The Takeaway talks to Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.