
Assad's Reckoning | Interview: Jonathan Spyer
12/07/24 • 44 min
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Jamie is joined by Jonathan Spyer—director of research at the Middle East Forum and writer for the Jerusalem Post—to explain the insurgency in Syria.
The Agenda:
—Syria post-ISIS
—The fall of Assad’s regime?
—Lessons from Israel and Gaza
—Syrian Kurds
—Turkey’s interests in Syria
—What should happen next?
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Jamie is joined by Jonathan Spyer—director of research at the Middle East Forum and writer for the Jerusalem Post—to explain the insurgency in Syria.
The Agenda:
—Syria post-ISIS
—The fall of Assad’s regime?
—Lessons from Israel and Gaza
—Syrian Kurds
—Turkey’s interests in Syria
—What should happen next?
The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here.
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