{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/67588cf406a9d87b2ebb43f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What happens when a tyrant flees","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1733856206454-92bc7c80-0f6b-4e12-b120-81f5e663988e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On Sunday Morning the sound of gunfire filled the air in Damascus.&nbsp;The noise, not of fighting, but celebrations.&nbsp;President Bashar al-Assad and his family had fled to Russia.&nbsp;A family which ruled for more than 50 years, brought down by a rebel offensive which had begun less than two weeks earlier.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Kate Lamble is joined by Rajan Menon, Marcel Dirsus, and John Jenkins to discuss what's next for Syria, Assad, and the wider region.</p><p><br></p><p>Read: <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/12/the-fall-of-assad-represents-a-revolution-in-the-middle-east-syria\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The fall of Assad represents a revolution in the Middle East</a>, by Rajan Menon; <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/12/bashar-al-assad-will-find-no-peace-in-moscow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bashar al-Assad will find no peace in Moscow</a>, by Marcel Dirsus; <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/12/syria-crucible-assad-putin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Syrian crucible</a>, by John Jenkins</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}