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Power Problems • December 10, 2024 

# The Fall of Assad & Syria’s Uncertain Future 

Joshua Landis, professor of Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the recent rebel advances in Syria, the causes and conditions that paved the way for these events, the many mistakes of US policy since the start of the civil war, and the regional politics wrapped up in Syria’s future.

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##### Joshua Landis 

Professor of Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma

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##### John Glaser 

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