Johns Hopkins SAIS Expert Mara Karlin joins Congressionally-Mandated Syria Study Group

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Mara Karlin, Acting Director of Strategic Studies and Associate Professor of the Practice of Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has been appointed as a member of the Syria Study Group (SSG). The U.S. Congress established the bipartisan SSG with the purpose of examining and making recommendations on U.S. military and diplomatic strategy toward the ongoing conflict in Syria.
 
“Eight years into the Syrian war—a conflict with overwhelming and profound regional and supra-regional implications—a bipartisan review of U.S. policy options is long overdue. I commend Congress for establishing the Syria Study Group and I am honored to serve on it.”
 
Karlin has served in national security roles for five U.S. Secretaries of Defense, advising on policies spanning strategic planning, defense budgeting, future wars, and regional affairs involving the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development. In that role, her office crafted strategies for navigating the future of international security and guided policy and strategy guidance that shaped the Pentagon’s more than $550 billion budget.
 
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About Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today’s critical issues. For 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school’s interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
 
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