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Episode Synopsis
In a move that no one could have seen coming a year ago, President Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa - formerly on Washington’s list of wanted terrorists - at the White House this week. Thanos Davelis is joined by Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and expert on the Middle East, as we look into al-Sharaa’s transformation and the message this meeting sends about US priorities in the region.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Syria’s President Meets Trump at White House for First TimeSyria to join US-led coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meetingPivotal U.S. Summit Could Help Mend a Fractured SyriaPower link’s European shieldTurkey demands more than 2,000 years in jail for popular Istanbul mayor
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