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What next for Syria and the Middle East after Assad?
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What next for Syria and the Middle East after Assad?

Independent Thinking

December 13, 202435m 48s

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Show Notes

Does Bashar al-Assad's removal offer a renewed chance for peace in Syria, or is his fall the start of a new phase of conflict in the Middle East?

Bronwen Maddox is joined by Gideon Rachman, the FT's chief foreign affairs commentator, former BBC Persia journalist Rana Rahimpour and Haid Haid, a senior consulting fellow for our Middle East and North Africa programme.

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Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.

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