Jacobin Radio: Collapse in Syria w/ Gilbert Achcar
The origins of HTS and the lightning offensive that toppled Assad.
December 9, 2024
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December 9, 2024
Jacobin Radio: Collapse in Syria w/ Gilbert Achcar
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<p>Suzi talked to <a href="https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/gilbert-achcar" rel="nofollow">Gilbert Achcar</a> just before the spectacular collapse of the Assad regime that has ruled Syria for more than fifty years.</p>
<p>Achcar, author of many books on the region, explains Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)’s origins, what is behind the lightning offensive that toppled Assad's government, and how that overthrow was prepared by Israel’s war on Lebanon and Gaza. We will also get Gilbert’s take on the collapse of the political center and rise of the far right worldwide, including in France and the US. What new dangers does Gilbert see for the Middle East with Trump’s election? The conversation was recorded December 5.</p>
<p><em>Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman</em> features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.</p>
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