{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/6756c6b2e417dbfb21ea84aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Live from the Doha Forum: The Middle East after Assad","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/1733740004109-5e38b7fd-6867-4468-ad90-dea0ce27cc96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Given the turbulence across Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran, conversations at this year’s Doha Forum highlighted a Middle East region, and a world order, in flux. Now the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and the upcoming Donald Trump administration will shape American relations in the Middle East – and changing regional priorities and dynamics will likely impact the future international order.</p><p><br></p><p>This week <strong>Mark Leonard</strong> welcomes <strong>Julien Barnes-Dacey</strong>, director of ECFR’s MENA programme, <strong>Ellie Geranmayeh</strong>, deputy director of ECFR’s MENA programme, and<strong> Vali Nasr</strong>, Majid Khadduri professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss the Middle East and changing global dynamics. How might the fall of the Assad regime reshape the region’s political and security landscape? What does the development mean for Syria? And how are regional powers adapting to the uncertainty of the second Trump administration? </p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was recorded on 7 December 2024&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bookshelf</strong>:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216857785-revenge-of-the-tipping-point\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Revenge of the Tipping Point</a> by Malcolm Gladwell</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17288673-in-praise-of-hatred\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In Praise of Hatred</a> by Khaled Khalifa</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/200125029-why-war\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why War ?</a> By Richard Overy</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"ECFR"}