Antoun Issa is a news editor for Al-Monitor based in Beirut. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/antoun-issa/rss en Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Antoun Issa https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/13/syrian-civil-society-pushes-for-role-at-geneva-ii https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/13/syrian-civil-society-pushes-for-role-at-geneva-ii As preparations for Geneva II again falter, with one Western diplomat telling Al-Monitor that it will likely be delayed until “at least January,” a debate has emerged over the role Syrian civil society can play in any peace process.