Syria
country in West Asia
Named more than in passing in 4 episodes, from 2 October 2025 to 28 August 2026: Peter Zeihan 4 · Paul J. Warburg 0. Wikidata
2026 · 3 episodes
2025 · 1 episodes
August 2026 · 3
3:06
Israel and Turkey Call Dibs on Syria
Peter Zeihan
Syria is returning to a no man's land where powerful neighbors will fight for dominance. Israel and Turkey are definitely going to see these two countries struggling over this region.
3:22
Russia Loses Its Foothold in Syria
Peter Zeihan
Russia has lost its ability to reliably project power into the Mediterranean and maintain positions outside the former Soviet Union. It is a good day if you're anybody but Russian, as Russia must now focus almost exclusively on the Ukraine war.
8:11
Why Bypassing Hormuz is a Pipe Dream
Peter Zeihan
Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz via pipelines is a pipe dream because modern weapon systems can strike infrastructure within 500 miles. None of these really work and they are going to generate a lot of talk.
October 2025 · 1
10:50
The Most Violent Chapter of Israel and Palestine
Peter Zeihan
The current extreme violence is driven by a unique convergence of strategic emptiness, political incentives for war, and a broken information system. There is literally no place for the Gazans to go if they were to be relocated, so extreme violence will continue.
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