Looking into Syria, participants from the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies listen to tour guides recount events from previous battles and skirmishes that took place in the area during a visit July 22. In addition to the Golan Heights visit, participants in the program, conducted by the Defense Department's George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, took part in a week of activities sponsored primarily by the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, an international institute for counterterrorism. Participants had a chance to take part in panel discussions with Israeli military and police officials as well as visit historical sites in the region.