Moderator Barbara Slavin, Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Said Arikat, Washington Correspondent and Political Analyst for the Jerusalem based “Al Quds” Daily Newspaper, and Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Analyst at National Journal discuss US recognition of the Syrian opposition and Russia’s wavering on Assad, the significance of the North Korea missile launch and the Obama Administration’s response, Susan Rice’s withdrawal as candidate for Secretary of State and the status of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations.