In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Nader Kabbani, Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, to analyze the suddencollapse of the Assad regime and its aftermath. Kabbani explores the economic and institutional decay that led to Assad’s downfall, the military’s rapid dissolution, and the evolving role of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s future. He also examines Syria’s humanitarian crisis, the role of regional actors in reconstruction, and the shifting strategies of key foreign powers like Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the U.S. as they navigate this new reality.