The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) held a roundtable discussion on the regional implications of the Syrian conflict on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon. The session was co-chaired by Dr. Steven Heydemann, Senior Advisor for Middle East Initiatives at United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and Dr. Bassel Salloukh, Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of Political Science at the Social Sciences Department at Lebanese American University (LAU). Among the 30 participants were ambassadors, diplomats, experts, academics, researchers and international organizations’ representatives. Mr. Sami Atallah, Executive Director of LCPS, moderated the discussion after a short briefing. Below is a brief summary of the main themes that were discussed during the roundtable discussion. More..