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Apr 2025
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Why does Syria matter to Israel and Turk...

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Israel and Turkiye have held talks over Syria in a bid to avoid clashes there. Benjamin Netanyahu's government says Turkish military bases in post-Assad Syria is a red line. But what if that line is crossed?

In this episode: 

  • Barin Kayaoglu, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Area Studies at the Social Sciences University of Ankara.
  • Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

  • Alon Liel, Former Director at the Israeli Foreign Ministry

Host: James Bays

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