Marcel Kurpershoek, senior humanities research fellow at NYU Abu Dhabi, was a Dutch diplomat for over 40 years. Thomas Fletcher, NYUAD visiting professor, served as British ambassador to Lebanon.

These two experienced scholars/diplomats discuss the war in Syria, ways to provide education to children displaced by war, and the role that digital diplomacy can play in the future.

The Conversation is a video series that presents short talks by NYUAD researchers on topics ranging from Astrophysics to Art History.