Syrians Plot Transition, Turmoil in Georgia and Romania, UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Syrians begin the early stages of government formation as global and regional powers scramble to devise a strategy for Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad; Georgians protest their government’s postponement of European Union (EU) membership talks as Romanians look for answers following the cancellation of their presidential election results; the United Kingdom (UK) accedes to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership; and China opens an anti-monopoly case against U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. Mentioned on the Podcast Luke Allnutt et al., “Romania's 'King Of TikTok' Tied To Alleged Scheme Boosting Far-Right Presidential Candidate,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Veronica Anghel, “Why Romania Just Canceled Its Presidential Election,” Journal of Democracy Thomas Graham, “What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East,” CFR.org For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syrians-plot-transition-turmoil-georgia-romania-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-deal-and-more

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0:00.0	In the coming week, Syria pursues a transition after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
0:05.0	Romania and Georgia confront different kinds of political turmoil,
0:08.0	and the United Kingdom will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
0:13.0	God, you said that so clearly.
0:15.0	And I said that on December 12, 2024, where it's time for the world next week.
0:32.1	I'm Bob McMahon.
0:33.3	And I'm Carly on Robbins.
0:35.8	Carla, we have to begin in Syria.
0:40.5	The last time we spoke, there was mere advancing of rebels towards the south of the country in the area of Holmes. Within a few days, obviously, Bashar al-Assad
0:46.5	was on a plane to Moscow and then rebels were in Damascus, if not in control of most of the country.
0:52.0	But what happens now? Does the U.S. anyone else in the region
0:55.4	have a post-Assad Syria strategy? This is moving so quickly that everyone's really scrambling.
1:01.7	Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan are both in the region,
1:06.3	and they're saying all the right things about wanting an inclusive Syrian-led transition.
1:12.3	But their real goal for the Biden administration, which really... saying all the right things about wanting an inclusive Syrian-led transition. But, you know,
1:16.9	their real goal for the Biden administration, which really doesn't have much time left to influence events, is trying to stop Syria from turning into another Libya. And so far, President Trump has
1:22.7	declared that this is not our fight and we should have nothing to do with it. I'm not really sure
1:27.3	they're going to have much chance by the time they come into office.
1:31.2	The U.S. has long had troops on the ground to fight ISIS in Syria, and since this weekend,
1:37.5	they've been monitoring chemical weapons sites and hitting ISIS targets.
1:41.1	And as far as I can tell, it doesn't appear to be a significant escalation of what it's
1:45.5	been doing before Assad fell. But there are reports that these Kurdish-run camps where ISIS prisoners
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