The external forces warping Syria’s civil war

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The war in Syria began twelve years ago today. But who are the key players in this complex conflict? And how have changes of leadership in neighbouring countries and the recent earthquake changed how the war is being fought? Alex Andreou is joined by Christopher Phillips, professor of international politics at the Queen Mary University of London and author of The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East, to discuss the current status of the conflict. “Things have settled into a familiar if miserable pattern.” “Iran and Russia propped up Assad through money and foreign mercenaries.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and Presented by Alex Andreou. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hello and welcome to the bunker daily I am your host Alex Andro.
1:08.0	Henry Kissinger famously said you can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace in the Middle
1:14.4	East without Syria. I'm not sure the aphorism remains accurate. Both Middle Eastern nations and
1:20.4	their global backers have after all found plenty of creative ways of making war.
1:25.6	But that is not the job of aphorisms.
1:28.0	They are a summary, a reminder, as our anniversaries.
1:31.6	And this month is incredibly the 12th anniversary
1:35.5	of the start of the conflict proper in Syria.
1:38.9	My guest today teaches politics and international relations
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