151116-N-FB082-014 NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 16, 2015) Thomas Culora, professor and dean of Center for Naval Warfare Studies at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), provides welcoming remarks to participants of the �Syria: Can International Law Cope?� workshop at NWC, in Newport, Rhode Island. The three-day workshop, co-hosted by NWC�s Stockton Center for the Study of International Law and U.S. Military Academy�s West Point Center for the Rule of Law, served as an opportunity to bring together operators, policy makers, and legal scholars to examine a myriad of issues presented in the Syrian conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Kuester/Released)