Syria’s National Dialogue Conference begins

叙利亚全国对话会议开幕

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2025-02-25

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Since the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, there have been questions about what comes next for the country – and whether any future government will be democratic and inclusive. Today marks the first real test of Syrian plurality as the nation’s interim government holds a national dialogue conference. Plus: we discuss dirty money from fentanyl sales in China, Canada’s televised leadership debates and fashion’s new romance with F1.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • You are listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 25th February, 2025 on Monocle Radio.

  • Hello and welcome to the Briefing, broadcasting live from Studio one here at Midori House in London.

  • I'm Chris Chermak.

  • Coming up on today's program,

  • can a Syrian national dialogue conference usher in a new era of inclus exclusivity for a nation

  • that long lived under dictatorship?

  • After that,

  • we're talking about a tariff of 10% on China based

  • on the fact that they're sending fentanyl to Mexico

  • and Canada.

  • We look at the truth behind China's role in the illicit fentanyl trade through Mexico.

  • We get an update on Ukraine,

  • and then we'll hear about the candidates hoping to become Canada's next prime minister.

  • I think it's difficult to overstate just how deeply Donald Trump's maneuvers

  • against Canada's economy have given the candidates vibes for the leadership of the Liberal Party,

  • a dominant theme.

  • Finally,

  • a look into the growing and lucrative relationship between the worlds of fashion and Formula one.

  • All that right here on the Briefing with me, Chris Chermak.

  • Ever since Syria toppled its longtime authoritarian leader, Bashar al Assad,