Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Fall of Assad: Syria Will Be in CHAOS For the Forseeable Future

Episode 33 December 14, 2024 00:27:29
Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Fall of Assad: Syria Will Be in CHAOS For the Forseeable Future
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Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Fall of Assad: Syria Will Be in CHAOS For the Forseeable Future

Dec 14 2024 | 00:27:29

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Show Notes

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to John Mearsheimer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He discusses the collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s government in Syria and his demise being a loss for Iran, why the fall of Assad may mean Iran finally develops nuclear weapons and the implications for Turkey, why he doesn’t believe Donald Trump will radically change US foreign policy in the Middle East, the importance of Russia’s bases in Syria and whether those bases will be lost under the new regime, why neither Russia or Iran could save Bashar Al-Assad once the HTS-led offensive started, Russia and Iran warning Assad of the weakness of his military and their attempts to fix the problem in years prior and more. In the second half of the interview, he discusses the effect of US sanctions and the US occupation of Syria’s oil fields on the collapse of Assad’s government, the US’ alliance with Al Qaeda and ISIS operatives that are now in power in Damascus, the Ukraine proxy war and its intended goal of knocking Russia out of the great powers and instead has gotten Ukraine wrecked, the West’s genuine belief that it could defeat Russia in Ukraine, why he doesn’t believe Vladimir Putin is close to using nuclear weapons over Ukraine, how likely blowback terrorism is for the West after the Gaza genocide and regime change in Syria, and much more.

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