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Podcast: Fault Lines
Episode: Episode 524: Sanctions to State Visit: Syria’s Trip to Washington
Description: Today, Jess, Morgan, and Andy unpack a potentially dramatic diplomatic turn in Syria-US relations. The United Nations has lifted sanctions on President Ahmed al-Sharaa—reportedly at Washington’s urging—clearing the way for his historic visit to the White House next week. Once a commander in the al-Nusra Front, al-Sharaa now leads a Syrian government pivoting from isolation to engagement, as the Trump Administration considers establishing a U.S. military presence at an airbase in Damascus.What does this mean for Trump’s broader Middle East vision of normalization with Israel? Can Syria’s fragile new government...