Het Seth, I hope all is well and that you and your family are staying safe and healthy!
Will def pass this along, and will let you know who can join. Looks great!
v/r
MAJ Benzi Zimmerman
Head, International Cooperation Desk
IDF Operations Directorate - Plans, Doctrine & Exercises (J3-5/7)
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From: Seth Jones <SJones@csis.org>
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 5:41 PM
To: Benzi Zimerman <Benzi_zimerman@mail.gov.il>
Subject: Russia's Campaign in Syria, Virtual Event: May 13, 1200 EST
Hi Benzi,
I trust that all is well.
I’ve included our event below on Russia’s campaign in Syria, which will be live and virtual at 12pm EST on Wednesday, May 13. Our report will be released next week. Most everyone briefing was involved in USG Syria policy for some period
during Russia’s involvement (in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, US Army, CIA, or the White House).
Feel free to pass around.
Seth
Seth G. Jones, Ph.D.
Harold Brown Chair
Director, Transnational Threats
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-741-3955
E-mail: sjones@csis.org
CSIS invites you to join us for an
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
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A discussion with
Harold Brown Chair; Director, Transnational Threats Project
Fellow, International Security Program; Transnational Threats Project
Visiting Fellow, International Security Program and Transnational Threats Project
Military Fellow, International Security Program
For a preview of the event, please watch:

https://www.csis.org/events/online-event-russian-campaign-syria-assessing-russian-strategy-goals-and-operations
Please join the CSIS Transnational Threats Project on Wednesday, May 13 to discuss a new report on the Russian campaign in Syria. Dr. Seth Jones, Harold Brown Chair and Director of the Transnational
Threats Project, will be joined by CSIS experts to discuss Russia’s military and diplomatic campaign in Syria, the largest and most significant Russian out-of-area operation since the end of the Cold War.
Experts joining Seth will include: Brian Katz, Fellow, former CIA analyst for the Middle East and country director for Syria in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Shannon Culberston, Visiting Fellow and on leave from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
for Policy; and Colonel Jason P. Gresh, Military Fellow, who recently served as the chief, Russian deconfliction cell, Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), for this timely conversation.
Please submit your online questions via the button on the event page. We will incorporate your audience questions into the Q&A session.
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