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Why the Russian Plan to Contain Syria’s Chemical Weapons Just Might Work
The US has warned that the Russian plan on Syrian chemical weapons must not be an excuse for delays and avoidance. So could the Russian proposal to put Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons arsenal under international control actually succeed?
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2013. (Photo: State Department/Flickr)
Rosemary Hollis is a Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University London.
She speaks with anchor Marco Werman about whether the Russian proposal to put Assad’s chemical weapons arsenal under international control could actually succeed.