Featuring Bassam Haddad on the historical and geopolitical origins of Assad’s rise and fall—and what might happen next. We think through the contradictions: honoring the joy felt by Syrians at Assad’s ouster while simultaneously taking stock of a truly bad geopolitical outcome.
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Rise and Fall of Assad’s Syria w/ Bassam Haddad | The Dig podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
