In this new episode, we turn to Syria—a nation shattered by over a decade of civil war, now a fractured chessboard of regime control, foreign militias, and humanitarian crisis. The economy is in freefall, with currency collapse and crippling sanctions deepening civilian despair. Enter President Trump, whose policy has been defined by a sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops, a focus on defeating ISIS, and stark warnings to adversaries like Iran and Russia, all while imposing the heaviest economic pressures yet on Damascus. We examine the volatile results of this "America First" approach to a deeply complex war.
Guest Info: Dr. Jamsheed Choksy is a professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. Professor Jamsheed Choksy’s research broadly covers the development of societies, especially sectarian communities, in Central Asia, the Near East and South Asia studied through interdisciplinary approaches involving history, religious studies, international affairs, politics, anthropology, archaeology, language.
