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| Is an insurgency brewing in Syria? Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss Syria’s fraught transition one year after Assad’s fall and whether another uprising might be on the horizon. 00:00 – Could Syria face a new insurgency? 00:28 – What fault lines are emerging in Syria? 02:27 – How is the transition feeling on the ground? 03:25 – What are the economic and political challenges? 05:23 – What kind of state is being built? 06:47 – Is Syria heading toward a new authoritarian structure? Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/48KC4t3 An insurgency may be brewing against Syria’s new leaders: https://econ.st/3YkID0h Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr #TheEconomist #Syria #Assad |
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