glenn headley with her book we need to talk: how to have conversations that matter. watch live coverage of the savanna book festival saturday at nine eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> the foundation for defense of democracy posted a discussion recently on the syrian conflict and the us turkey rio

glenn headley with her book we need to talk: how to have conversations that matter. watch live coverage of the savanna book festival saturday at nine eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> the foundation for defense of democracy posted a discussion recently on the syrian conflict and the us turkey relationships. analysts analyze the dynamics between groups in the two countries as well as the american and russian influences in the region. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> good morning everyone and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracy. my name is jonathan chandler, senior vice president for research and it is terrific to see so many terrific faces in the room. we are looking forward to our timely event this morning as we address the syrian impasse. what is turkey's endgame in the syrian campaign and how does this impact washington policy? we are lucky to have one of the foremost experts with us today to these issues. i will keep it short so that we can jump right in.first, a few housekeeping items. today's event is being live streamed, video recorded and