2024-12-16
33 分钟How are international powers weighing the new power dynamic in Syria? Then: we head to Seoul as president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial begins. Plus: we discuss the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Global powers are tentatively reaching out to hts, the rebel group now leading Syria, as a scramble for influence in the country gets underway.
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We begin the show in Syria.
Since Bashar Al Assad was toppled in an uprising led by factions linked to Hayatahriya Al Sham, or hts, various foreign powers are weighing in to redefine their relationships with the new leaders against the complex and shifting dynamics of Syria's fractured landscape.
Well, Malik Al Abdeh, a conflict resolution expert focused on Syria, joins me down the line now.
Malik, many thanks for coming on the show.
I mean, before the uprising, Syria was already a place where geopolitical ambitions were being played out.
Which powers were involved then?
Well, the primary external stakeholders in the Syrian conflict are the us, Turkey, Iran and Russia.
Those are the four main ones.