Turkish delight: influencing the new Syria
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The Economist
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🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria will reshape the wider region. Our correspondent says few countries have as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey. How will it use its leverage (09:25)? Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies will change America’s economy. And remembering Italian hermit Mauro Morandi (17:30).
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| 1:00.1 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:02.0 | And I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:06.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. |
| 1:13.2 | Joe Biden was cautious about the role of cryptocurrencies. Donald Trump is not. |
| 1:15.3 | He wants to integrate crypto into the financial system. |
| 1:18.7 | Our correspondent asks how this will affect America's economy. |
| 1:25.3 | And Maro Morandi ran away from home for the first time when he was nine years old. |
| 1:30.5 | Eventually he did it for good, living alone on an Italian island for decades. |
| 1:35.2 | Our obituries editor remembers him. |
| 1:50.0 | Thank you. But first... |
| 2:00.3 | In Syria, the fall of Bashar al-Assad has brought about all kinds of change. |
| 2:07.9 | My life turned from established my life in London to be established my life in Damascus. |
| 2:13.3 | Last week, we spoke with people who had fled the regime, but who are now moving back to the country. You said, Masief is the center of the world? |
| 2:17.4 | Yes. The center of the world. Yes. |
| 2:18.5 | The center of the world. |
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