Opening lecture bt Dr. Azmi Bishara of "Russia’s Military Intervention in Syria: Motives, Objectives and Repercussions" symposium 24-10-2015
Azmi Bishara, General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, delivered a CIRS Monthly Dialogue on the topic “Did Democracy Lose this round? And Why?” on November 28, 2016.
Bishara is particularly known for his research on civil society, nationalism theory, what he refers to as "the Arab question", religion and secularism