Syria: The Rise and Fallout of the House of Assad with Sam Dagher

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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After eight years of civil war in Syria, with hundreds of thousands of its citizens dead and millions more fleeing the country, one question looms large: how did things get so bad? During those early days of peaceful protest, what prompted a shoot-to-kill order from the highest levels of government? The answer begins with the rise to power of the Assad family.

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0:00.0	This is a family that's been in power for 50 years.
0:12.0	The father had his coup in 1970, and then he bequeathed power to his son in 2000.
0:17.0	So this is their motto, I would say, either they stay in power or the country burns.
0:24.8	Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, and welcome to the GZero World Podcast.
0:28.6	It's an audio version of what you can find on public television, where I analyze global topics, sit down with big guests, and make use of little puppets.
0:36.2	This week I sit down with Sam Dager, a senior correspondent for the Wall Street Journal
0:39.9	who reported from inside Syria from 2012 to 2014, was even jailed for a short time while there.
0:46.3	He's out with a new book about the rise of the Assad family,
0:50.3	and today I'll ask him what that family story says about the devastated state of Syria today.
0:55.8	Let's get to it.
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1:42.1	I'm delighted to be here with Sam Dagger, writes for the Atlantic, and also a fairly meaty tome that just came out Assad or we burn the country.
1:47.4	You were there.
1:48.6	You were even imprisoned for a while.
1:52.6	This was not your title.
1:54.2	This was someone else's title.
1:56.6	When did you see this?
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