The Fall of Assad & Syria's Uncertain Future

Power Problems by The Cato Institute

Dec 10, 202446:55Government & Organizations

Joshua Landis, professor of Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the recent rebel advances in Syria, the causes and conditions that paved the way for the fall of the Assad regime, the many mistake...

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