{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6800e5d9de8fc01dcf5abb34/6a7e1f5ff8e81c43959762c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rise & Fall of the Ba'th (Part 3): Ascent of the Assads (trailer) ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6800e5d9de8fc01dcf5abb34/1786650303498-d179723d-dd5f-4ebf-b9d1-8a749d21d16e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to this special series on the history of the Ba'th Party which ruled Syria and Iraq for decades. The party of Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad it was an odd concoction of Arab Nationalism, Socialism, Nativism and Quasi-Fascism which grew to be a defining political force in the Arab World.</p><p><br></p><p>In this third episode, Sam and Edgar discuss how the Syrian Ba’th came to be controlled by the Assad-family, which in turn ruled Syria for more than half a century. How did the Assads come to power and what policies defined their rule?</p><p><br></p><p>This is a trailer, the full episode is available for exclusively for our Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Edgar Mannheimer"}