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06/11/2025 | Press release | Archived content

David Lesch Comments on Syrian Policy for The Economist

Trinity University's David Lesch, Ph.D., Middle Eastern historian and international thought leader, to provide commentary to The Economist on Donald Trump's Syria policy, which is still a work in progress. "As far as Syria is concerned, [evangelicals] have an outsized influence," says Lesch. Lesch has urged Syria's new government to work with America's religious leaders.

Note: The Economist is a paywalled publication. Trinity faculty, students, and staff may access it through Coates Library .

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