Scott Malcomson is a visiting media fellow with the Carnegie Corporation of New York focusing on international peace and security. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/scott-malcomson/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Displacement Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Scott Malcomson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/02/16/qa-from-back-channel-to-diplomatic-fixture https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/02/16/qa-from-back-channel-to-diplomatic-fixture For years prior to last month’s suspension of formal peace talks in Geneva, Track 2 discussions have taken place behind closed doors between parties to the Syrian crisis, experts and others. Randa Slim, a veteran of these dialogues, discusses their role in Syria as the formal peace process collapses (part 2). Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Scott Malcomson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/02/15/qa-the-other-track-toward-syrian-peace https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/02/15/qa-the-other-track-toward-syrian-peace For years prior to last month’s suspension of formal peace talks in Geneva, Track 2 discussions have taken place behind closed doors between parties to the Syrian crisis, experts and others. Randa Slim, a veteran of these dialogues, discusses their role in Syria as the formal peace process collapses.