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Episode: The external forces warping Syria’s civil war
Description: The war in Syria began twelve years ago today. But who are the key players in this complex conflict? And how have changes of leadership in neighbouring countries and the recent earthquake changed how the war is being fought? Alex Andreou is joined by Christopher Phillips, professor of international politics at the Queen Mary University of London and author of The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East, to discuss the current status of the conflict.
“Things have settled into a familiar if miserable pattern.”
“Iran and Russia propped up Assad through money a...