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349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?

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Alastair Campbell Episodes Around December 8, 2024

334. 11pm: US Election Countdown Begins

335. 6am: Trump On The Brink

336. 8am: TRUMP WINS

337. Trump Returns: What Now?

338. Trump beyond America: what’s next?

339. Trump, the Middle East, and Ukraine

340. Question Time: Assisted Dying, Texting Macron, and the Politics of Scandal

341. Biden vs. Trump: A fight for the future of Ukraine

342. Question Time: Farmer vs Starmer, courting China, and the purpose of COP

343. What Happens Next: Israel vs. the International Criminal Court

344. Question Time: Should MPs vote with their conscience or constituents?

345. TRIP US: The Golden Age of Corruption

346. The Battle for Syria

347. Question Time: Biden’s Pardon is Unforgivable

348. Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified

349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?

350. Assad in Moscow, Trump meets Zelensky, and Farage’s secret strategy

351. Question Time: Geopolitics in Crisis

352. How to solve the small boats crisis

353. Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel

354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year

355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024

356. Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia

357. Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?

358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025

359. Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister

360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice

361. Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire

362. Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health

363. The Return of Donald J. Trump

364. Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation

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