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“What if we fell out with the Brits? What if the agency and the Brits started spying on each other again?” — David McCloskeyWhat if the Americans and the British started spying on each other again? That's the premise of London Station, David McCloskey's fifth novel, out today. It isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. Before the Second World War those perfidious Brits did spy on America, breaking American ciphers and running influence campaigns in New York to drag the United States into the war.McCloskey spent eight years as a CIA analyst working on Syria, then a spell at McKinsey, before writing a series of successful spy novels and co-hosting the popular The Rest Is Classified podcast. The Dallas-based author has also, he admits, become an Anglophile — which hasn't stopped him giving MI6 what the Brits would call a “good kicking” in London Station.His returning heroine is Artemis Aphrodite Procter, so named by a father obsessed with Greek mythology and raised on a Florida alligator farm. Described by another of McCloskey's characters as a competent extremist, she is short, dark, hard-drinking and equally mirthful and menacing. Probably not the type of Yank best suited to a pseudo-diplomatic posting in the capital of the former empire. Although I'm guessing there are many British fellows, both inside and outside MI6, not averse to spying on Ms Artemis Aphrodite Procter.Further Reading:• London Station by David McCloskey (W. W. Norton, September 29, 2026) — his fifth novel, after Damascus Station, Moscow X, The Seventh Floor and The Persian.• The Rest Is Classified — the espionage podcast McCloskey co-hosts with the BBC's Gordon Corera, where he and Gordon Corera have also discussed Patrick Radden Keefe's London Falling.• London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe, a recent guest on this show — the dark-money London that runs in parallel with McCloskey's subterranean city of espionage.• Earlier this year on Keen On: Daniel Silva on Gabriel Allon — the other American spy novelist with a thing for the Brits.  Five Takeaways •       What If We Fell Out With the Brits? McCloskey never expected to set a novel in Britain, for a technical reason: the CIA–MI6 relationship is so institutionalized that it is hard to get the stakes right, and a thriller needs life or death. Then the question arrived — what if we fell out? What if the two services started spying on each other again? That is not fantasy, and the history is the reverse of what most people assume: before the Second World War the British spied on the Americans, broke their ciphers and ran influence campaigns in New York designed to pull the United States into the war. The novel imagines a new administration installing a brash CIA director skeptical of the cousins across the Atlantic, agents on both sides beginning to die, and a thriller that turns into a mole hunt. He is rude about MI6 throughout, which his British friends appear to enjoy — his theory being that Brits are self-deprecating enough to relish being picked on.•       Classified Journalism. He joined the CIA in 2006 as an undergraduate intern and left in 2014, working almost the whole time on Syria. His description of the job is the best short account of intelligence analysis you will hear: it is classified journalism. You have a question your consumer needs answered — and when your consumer is the president and the question is how long Assad can hold on, the sourcing is satellite imagery, stolen documents, intercepted calls and texts, all of it fragmentary and some of it more credible than the rest. You stitch together the what, the why and the so what, and you write it up clean and apolitical so someone can decide something. Everything he publishes now, from a novel to a résumé, still goes to the agency's publication review board — though he argues the genuinely sensitive material would make for bad fiction anyway. Afterwards came McKinsey, where the work was pricing concrete pipe and clearing a rail bottleneck through Chicago, and where he was, as far as he knows, the only McCloskey.•       Artemis Aphrodite Procter. The character began with a real colleague — short, dark curly hair, not physically imposing but with a genuine physicality, and possessed of what he calls a mix of mirth and menace: someone you can drink and gamble with who will terrify you two days later. Then, as good characters do, she started speaking for herself. Her biography is a small comic masterpiece: named by a father obsessed with Greek mythology, raised outside Kissimmee in central Florida on the family business, the nation's third largest alligator-themed amusement park, called Gatorville; university in Ohio; a first husband who didn't work out; an application to the agency made more or less on a whim. Not upper class, not really middle class, and it shows in how she dresses, eats and speaks to people — which is exactly why putting her in London was irresistible. One character calls her a competent extremist. The running question across the books, he says, is what it means to be loyal to a place that is not loyal to you.•       Can a Man Write Her? AK put the objection directly: some literary thought police would say a male former CIA officer has no business inventing a female one. Two answers. First, the same logic throws out Anna Karenina, and he would rather part company than follow it. Second, and more interestingly, he thinks the objection misunderstands what novelists do: you are not inhabiting a character's skin, you are hearing a voice and putting it on the page. His analogy is a reporter interviewing WNBA players — not sharing their background means more work, more research, more time with the subject, not a prohibition. On whether women make different spies he declines the generalization, while noting a real asymmetry: his analytical teams at the agency were at least half women, often majority, while the case officer cadre and the upper rungs of the Directorate of Operations remain heavily male. Which leaves the question he finds genuinely interesting about Procter — how much of her was always there, and how much the organization made.•       No Smiley Without Philby. On traitors, he separates the fiction from the trade. In literature they are everything, and Philby above all — not only because he turned an institution inside out but because his betrayal said something deep about the British class system that still resonates. Hence the line of the hour: you probably don't have George Smiley without Kim Philby, le Carré having essentially novelized the wound. (AK's reversal: perhaps you don't have Philby, in the public mind, without Smiley.) Inside the actual bureaucracies, though, nobody is wrestling with those ghosts day to day. And on Britain's place in all this, he refuses AK's harsher framing — a subtext to a subtext — while conceding the structural reality: the agency is much larger and much richer, and when it wants to do somet...

In 2000, Bashar al-Assad became president of Syria, also known as the authoritarian "Kingdom of Fear" that his father Hafez al-Assad had created three decades earlier. The younger Assad continued and intensified the use of imprisonment, torture and surveillance as tools of domination. His crackdown on a pro-democracy revolution turned into a 13-year civil war. Nahlah Ayed and panelists discuss what we can learn about the rise and collapse of authoritarianism from Assad's rule and the 2024 collapse of his regime. Listen to other episodes in our series, How to Defeat Authoritarianism:How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Benito Mussolini's ItalyHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Idi Amin's UgandaHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Augusto Pinochet's ChileGuests on this podcast:Basilios Zeno is assistant professor in the Department of Political Studies at Trent University in Canada. His work combines research, advocacy, and policy work on forced migration and asylum, legal violence, social movement, and interpretive decolonizing methodologies. Marie-Joelle Zahar is a professor of political science at the University de Montréal. She has served multiple terms as a mediation expert, in fact, still serving in that role, for the United Nations, including as senior expert in the office of the Special Envoy for Syria in 2017. Abdulrahman Matar is a Syrian-Canadian writer and journalist, a novelist, poet, and a painter. He is the founder and director of the Seagull Cultural Forum and executive director of the Syrian Writers Association. He was arrested five times and spent nearly 10 years in prison as a result of his writing and his positions on issues of freedom and human rights.Tareq Yousbasi is a journalist and a producer at the CBC of Syrian origin, who assisted with live translation.

Over the past few years, I've had to reckon with loss and grief that felt unresolved, and perhaps unresolvable. It's something we're all dealing with in different ways. When loved ones die, we know they're dead. Everything that comes with that remains horrible, even maybe unbearable, but there is no ambiguity over the fact that a loss happened. That's not the case with ambiguous loss, the reality that every loss does not hold the promise of anything like resolutions. Take people who were forcibly disappeared in war. Their loved ones just don't know for sure that they're dead. There have been cases of people thought to be disappeared actually coming back from the dead, as it were. When the Assad regime fell nearly 2 years ago, there were some Lebanese prisoners released that were ostensibly missing since the 80s. Loved ones of those disappeared just don't know, and many end up expressing a sense of paralysis, as it time was frozen the day they disappeared, and never unfroze. Linear time stops making much sense. Has a year passed since the ‘death'? What if they're still alive? Can one even live with that, or is one stuck. Ambiguous loss can also be more ‘mundane', for lack of a better term. I've moved a lot these past few years. Ever since I left Lebanon in 2015, I've moved places and countries many times. Each move brings with it good and bad, and the bad can be a sense of loss that is both permanent and unsettled. In that, ambiguous loss is as universal as it gets. We just don't usually have the terminology to understand it better. So I had Shui-yin Sharon Yam on to talk about ambiguous loss. She is Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, and a faculty affiliate of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky. This was actually her suggestion. Yam is a returning guest of TFTT. She was on in 2022 to talk about “Untellable Stories, Reproductive Justice & Complicating Acts of Advocacy” and before that in 2020 to talk about “Hong Kong, Disappearances and the Emotional Cost of Disinformation.”Sharon's Recommendations:Past Lives (Movie)Wayward Lives by Saidiya HartmanAll Fours by Miranda JulyAdmin: I have a lot of episodes that I'm recording in the coming weeks. If you choose to support this podcast on Patreon.com/thefirethesetimes, you'll get early access to all of them. You'll also get exclusive access to the video episodes, our monthly hangout as well as other perks such as the upcoming Discord channel, discounts on upcoming merch, that sort of thing. I'm also working on two separate mini-series that will be released to Patreon supporters all at once, with the public getting them once a month as of 2027. So if this is something you can afford, please consider giving it a shot with a yearly donation. If it doesn't work out for you after a year's time, you can stay on the Patreon for free (just message me then) and not lose access to anything. I only ask for an initial year-long commitment, which is cheaper for you than paying monthly anyway. Masterclass on Modern Lebanon: Registration is now open for November 2026.Newsletter: Subscribe to HauntologiesSocial Media: I'm on Bluesky and Instagram.Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com / Signal @ Ayoub.02Credit: Elia Ayoub (host, sound editor, episode design), the rosa artist (TFTT theme design, 2026-), Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and ⁠⁠⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

Let us know what you think of the show and what we can do better! Combat doesn't care about your politics, your bio, or your social media takes. It cares whether you can think clearly under pressure, carry what you must carry, and keep moving when the plan breaks and the fight gets close. That's where our conversation goes as I sit down with Marine veteran Assad Khan to talk about women in combat, infantry reality, and what “combat ready” should mean in 2026.We start with Afghanistan, when cultural imperatives made women volunteers essential for searches and engagement. Assad shares the kinds of stories that cut through stereotypes: a woman Marine pilot landing a CH-46 medevac in darkness and dust to evacuate casualties, and a woman officer pushing up a mountainside into an ambush because duty demanded it. Those moments matter, not as propaganda, but as evidence that competence shows up in real conditions, and it looks like performance, not labels.From there, we get blunt about physical standards, load carriage, injury risk, and unit cohesion. We talk about the “last 300 meters” of combat, why drones and electronic warfare don't erase the need for bodies that can close with the enemy, and why one honest, job-specific standard protects everyone. Then we widen the lens to senior leader reform and the new Joint Warfighter Evaluation, asking whether the military is finally ready to measure warfighting ability instead of rewarding career optics.If you care about military readiness, infantry standards, leadership accountability, and an honest women in combat debate grounded in modern warfare, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who will argue in good faith, and leave a review. What should the single non-negotiable standard be for the roles that fight up close?Support the showVisit my website: https://thehello.llc/THERESACARPENTERRead my writings on my blog: https://www.theresatapestries.com/Listen to other episodes on my podcast: https://storiesofservice.buzzsprout.comWatch episodes of my podcast:https://www.youtube.com/c/TheresaCarpenter76

US Treasury yields soared on Wednesday, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to negotiate with the US, and the FT's Sam Fleming explains why the UK budget is in a tight spot. Plus, billions of dollars of Rosneft's foreign earnings were funnelled through a Kremlin-backed money-laundering network, and Syria's search for justice for Assad-era crimes could spark more unrest.Mentioned in this podcast:US Treasury yields soar most since ‘liberation day' tariffs shook marketsTreasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce tax hikesThe FT's Budget dashboard: the data confronting Chancellor John HealeyRosneft billions fed Kremlin-backed money laundering networkSyria: a dangerous search for justiceCrime and punishment in the Middle EastCredit: PBSWant to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT's global head of audio. The show's theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we examine the aesthetic of the Dictator's Wife, a 20th century archetype of conspicuous luxury, scary elegance, and icy detachment. We catalog the aesthetic's signatures, from exotic furs and bulletproof coiffs to monochrome coordination and maximalist millinery. We consider how rigidly controlled femininity functions as armor and propaganda and survey the historical canon: Imelda Marcos's infamous wardrobe, Elena Ceaușescu's ugly-chic vanity crashouts, Asma al-Assad's Vogue-approved Euro minimalism, and more. We also relate these issues to America's current political climate, including the “edifice complex” ravaging our nation's capitol, Melania's beleaguered glam squad, and the gilded tyranny of Mar-a-Lago glamour. Links: Image boardCardi B dictator's wife memeCardi B by Szilveszter Makó for Vogue ArabiaRama Duwaji by Szilveszter Makó for The Cut“Fashion Twitter is mad Daniel Roseberry Dressed a MAGA heiress.” by Louis Pisano on SubstackLouis Pisano's “Couture & Corruption” series on TikTokLady Macbeth monologue from Act 1, Scene 5 of Macbeth“Shoes, furs and hypocrisy: Why we love to hate despots' wives” by Rebecca Seales in BBC NewsBond villain nationality masterlist“Womanliness as a Masquerade” by Joan Riviere “Women Behind the Throne” by Camille Paglia MAGA women research by Style Analytics on TikTokThe Kingmaker (2019) dir. Lauren GreenfieldGeneration Wealth by Lauren GreenfieldImelda (2003) dir. Ramona S. Diaz“5 Shopping Sprees So Wild, They Made History” by Maureen O'Connor in New YorkEva Peron Rainbow Tour of Europe cover story for TimeSanta Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez“Behind Mugabe's fall: Gucci Grace versus the Crocodile” by Norimitsu Onishi in The Sydney Morning Herald“The Vanity Cult of Elena Ceausescu – Hated Wife of Romania's Dictator” by Matthew Gaskill in Vintage News“Ceausescu sale: Everything must go” (auction report) by Kate Connolly in The Guardian“The Party that Toppled a Dynasty and Changed the Middle East Forever” by Jeff Zhou in Young Diplomats Society“Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert” by Joan Juliet Buck in Vogue“Syrian first lady Adma Al-Assad's outfits” by Aya Lowe in Monocle“How China Fell in Love with Syria's First Lady” in Worldcrunch“Armour of Couture” by Szilveszter Makó in Vogue Hong KongGucci Spring/Summer 2026 “La Famiglia” portrait campaign by Catherine OpieMelania Trump's “I Really Don't Care. Do U?” Zara jacket This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

1941 PEARL HARBORCONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-21-26.Examining Houthi Resilience And Arabian HistoryEdmund Fitton-Brown analyzes the escalating offensive by Houthi forces as they push to control the Yemen highlands. President Trump reportedly halted planned American airstrikes while Houthis targeted Riyadh and threatened key Saudi Arabian infrastructure. Fitton-Brown emphasizes that the Houthis represent a Zaydi revivalist movement with revolutionary ambitions extending from Mecca to Hormuz. Their expansion presents an existential threat to Saudi Arabia, which remains vulnerable due to deep internal divisions among anti-Houthi coalition partners and the withdrawal of Emirati forces. Furthermore, historical precedents highlight North Yemen's longstanding resistance to external domination, while security concerns continue to grow across the entire region. (1)Honoring Pearl Harbor Hero Doris MillerTom Modly discusses his decision as Acting Secretary of the Navy to name a Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier after Doris Miller, a Pearl Harbor hero. During the 1941 attack, Miller, an untrained African American messman serving in a segregated Navy, heroically operated a machine gun to defend his ship. Awarded the Navy Cross, Miller later died in combat in 1943 aboard the USS Liscome Bay. Modly emphasizes the importance of preserving Miller's enduring example for future sailors. He expresses deep concern over recent rumors suggesting a potential renaming of the vessel by naval authorities in the coming months ahead. (2)Analyzing Public Discontent Within Regime IranJanatyn Sayeh and Edmund Fitton-Brown examine the internal state of Iran amidst ongoing public discontent and economic hardship. Sayeh notes that state-sponsored rallies rely on a small regime support base, often utilizing basic incentives to bus participants into Tehran. Despite severe repression, daily demonstrations persist across multiple societal sectors, including workers, students, and retirees. Severe economic degradation, power grid failures, high unemployment, and inflation continue to fuel widespread resentment against the government. As President Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations, the regime struggles to project control while facing an increasingly alienated and frustrated population across the entire nation. (3)Investigating Rumors Surrounding Xi Jinping's HealthBill Gertz, co-host Gordon Chang: Gertz and Chang discuss intense speculation regarding Chinese leader Xi Jinping's health following unusual behavior at the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Reports indicate Xi grimaced during sessions, missed a major banquet, and prompted rumors of medical treatment at Hospital 301 in Beijing. Chang notes that senior leadership health remains strictly guarded, with periodic disappearances historically used to gauge political loyalty. The uncertainty unfolds shortly before a planned high-stakes summit in Washington between Xi and President Trump. Discussions are expected to cover trade truce extensions, artificial intelligence, rare earth minerals, and ongoing cross-strait tensions regarding Taiwan. (4)Evaluating Economic Challenges Facing Modern ChinaAndrew Collier, co-host Gordon Chang: Collier and Chang evaluate China's economic headwinds ahead of an upcoming bilateral summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Collier highlights China's slowing economy, growing isolationism, exit bans, and severe youth unemployment officially reported above nineteen percent. Describing China as an I-shaped economy where technology dominates while broader consumer sectors struggle, Collier notes that economic recovery faces significant hurdles. Both analysts express skepticism about major breakthroughs from the Trump-Xi meeting. Meanwhile, impending European Union tariff threats against Chinese electric vehicle exports pose a far greater long-term risk to Beijing's primary economic export engine moving forward. (5)Global Conflict Disruption And Geopolitical InstabilityColonel Jeff McCausland analyzes multifaceted geopolitical crises spanning the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In Yemen, expanding Houthi strikes against critical shipping lanes and Saudi oil infrastructure threaten global energy supplies while complicating United States regional security commitments. McCausland also examines internal political turmoil in Israel surrounding Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead of upcoming elections. Regarding the war in Ukraine, he highlights Russian parliamentary elections that solidified Putin's political dominance. He warns that Moscow continues a persistent hybrid warfare campaign against NATO nations while negotiations over Ukrainian sovereignty remain deeply contentious among key global stakeholders. (6)Humanitarian Crisis And Houthi Regional ExpansionBridget Toomey and Edmund Fitton-Brown assess the expanding Houthi offensive in Yemen and its severe humanitarian ramifications. Toomey outlines how Houthi movements toward Taiz and Marib aim to isolate Aden and force Saudi Arabia into political concessions. Over one hundred thousand civilians have been displaced along Yemen's west coast due to ongoing fighting, worsening an already desperate economic crisis. Toomey cautions that American diplomatic strategy regarding the Houthis remains shortsighted, warning that temporary reassurances mask long-term hostile ambitions. She also criticizes Oman's role, arguing it acts as a Houthi enabler rather than a neutral negotiator in regional peace talks. (7)rForeign Influence And Syrian Military RearmamentAhmad Sharawi and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the rearming of Syria under President Ahmed al-Sharaafollowing the fall of the Assad regime. Sharawi details how the Syrian military increasingly relies on foreign jihadists, Turkish-backed militias, and integrated veteran fighters to consolidate its armed forces. While Turkey exerts significant command influence, Syria also maintains vital economic and military ties with Russia. Sharawi highlights growing friction between Turkey and Israel, noting Israeli airstrikes against strategic facilities to enforce red lines. The United States continues diplomatic efforts to prevent direct conflict between Turkey and Israel within Syria's complex and volatile post-war environment. (8)Venezuelan Political Transition And Brazilian CorruptionErnesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa address political instability in Venezuela and judicial corruption in Brazil. Peña Esclusa criticizes the illegitimate interim presidency of Delcy Rodríguez and opposes transferring Venezuelan gold reserves from London to New York without democratic oversight. He emphasizes that opposition leader María Corina Machado faces grave danger if she returns home, urging a clear election timeline for a transparent transition. Meanwhile, Araújo details major corruption scandals surrounding Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Both guests reflect on historical colonial legacies affecting Latin American sovereignty and broader Western Hemisphere diplomatic alignment. (9)

1898 DAMASCUSForeign Influence And Syrian Military RearmamentAhmad Sharawi and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the rearming of Syria under President Ahmed al-Sharaafollowing the fall of the Assad regime. Sharawi details how the Syrian military increasingly relies on foreign jihadists, Turkish-backed militias, and integrated veteran fighters to consolidate its armed forces. While Turkey exerts significant command influence, Syria also maintains vital economic and military ties with Russia. Sharawi highlights growing friction between Turkey and Israel, noting Israeli airstrikes against strategic facilities to enforce red lines. The United States continues diplomatic efforts to prevent direct conflict between Turkey and Israel within Syria's complex and volatile post-war environment. (8)

Augusto Pinochet became Chile's leader after a bloody, U.S.-supported coup killed socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973. He defended the coup. But as he attempted to control the narrative, stories of violence were already casting a shadow over his new regime. We continue our series on authoritarianism exploring Pinochet's popularity with centre-right Western leaders, the referendum that removed him from power, and the story of his eventual arrest and trial.Listen to other episodes in this series:How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Benito Mussolini's ItalyHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Idi Amin's UgandaHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Bashar al-Assad's SyriaGuests on this podcast:Carolina Echeverría is a Chilean-Canadian artist, author and cultural mediator whose work explores memory, migration and belonging.Teresa Macías is a professor in the school of social work at York University. Her expertise is on the enduring legacies of human rights violations from the Pinochet dictatorship.Kevin Coleman is an associate professor of history at the University of Toronto.

No Comentário Final de hoje, Ricardo Spinosa fala sobre estar a quase 100 dias afastado por causa de uma cirurgia de urgência. Emocionado, ele agradece ao Dr. Assad pela cobertura durante sua ausência, aos médicos, amigos e a todos que rezaram por sua recuperação. Um momento de gratidão, fé e reconhecimento a quem esteve ao seu lado nesse período delicado.#ComentárioFinal #RicardoSpinosa #Gratidão #PaiquerêFM #Fé

Le son “hum” est un phénomène perceptible par seulement 2 à 10 % de la population. Il est décrit comme un vrombissement très bas, et est comparé au son d'un moteur diesel ou d'un avion. Les premiers témoignages remonteraient aux années 40-50 dans les régions de Londres et de Southampton. A ce moment-là, certaines personnes rapportaient un vrombissement constant semblable à celui d'une ruche d'abeille.  D'où vient le son “hum” ? Avons-nous des explications scientifiques ? Ce son est-il d'origine terrestre ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de Maintenant vous savez ! Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Hugo de l'Estrac. Première diffusion : décembre 2024 À écouter ensuite : ⁠Qu'est-ce que l'effet Dunning Kruger, ce phénomène de sur-confiance en soi ?⁠ ⁠Qu'est-ce que le paradoxe de Fermi ?⁠ ⁠Qui est Abou Mohammed al-Joulani, qui a fait tomber Bachar al-Assad ?⁠ Retrouvez tous les épisodes de "Maintenant vous savez". Pour rester informé et recevoir le meilleur de “Maintenant vous savez” chaque semaine, abonnez-vous à notre newsletter. Suivez Bababam sur Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le captagon est une drogue de synthèse de la famille des amphétamines. Sous le régime de Bachar al-Assad, c'était le premier produit exporté de Syrie.  Le 8 décembre 2024, les groupes rebelles en Syrie avaient fait tomber le régime de Bachar al-Assad en prenant Damas. Les rebelles ont fouillé des hangars, et les propriétés des anciens dirigeants, ils trouvent du captagon partout !  C'est quoi le captagon ? Pourquoi la Syrie en produit-elle autant ? Qui dirige la production de captagon ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de Maintenant vous savez ! Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Hugo de l'Estrac. Première diffusion : décembre 2024 À écouter ensuite : ⁠Qui est Abou Mohammed al-Joulani, qui a fait tomber Bachar al-Assad ?⁠ ⁠Qu'est-ce que la 3-MMC, cette drogue de synthèse de plus en plus consommée ?⁠ ⁠Pourquoi Dragon Ball est-il indémodable ?⁠ Retrouvez tous les épisodes de "Maintenant vous savez". Pour rester informé et recevoir le meilleur de “Maintenant vous savez” chaque semaine, abonnez-vous à notre newsletter. Suivez Bababam sur Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, on Sunday Sept. 20th at 6pm GMT. - Trump would 'probably be open' to meeting Iranian president - Iran says conveyed conditions to US for reopening Hormuz - Arab countries condemn Houthi attack on Saudi capital - Israel says Palestinian detained after deadly West Bank shooting - Syria arrests former Assad-era air force general over attacks on civilians

Dans son livre, le spécialiste du Moyen-Orient Didier Billion tente de répondre à une large question : « Qui sont vraiment les Kurdes ? » Ce peuple, dont la population est estimée à environ 50 millions de personnes, est dispersé entre quatre États voisins : Turquie, Iran, Irak et Syrie. Que ce soit dans la construction de la Syrie post-Assad, dans la lutte contre le jihadisme, dans l'opposition au régime iranien ou aux autorités turques, ils sont acteurs d'importants sujets régionaux. Mais contrairement aux idées reçues, ils ne forment pas un bloc homogène. Oriane Verdier en discute avec Didier Billion, conseiller spécifique de l'Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (Iris). À lire aussiD'un espoir d'autonomie à l'intégration forcée: chronologie des forces kurdes en Syrie

Des ruines antiques vieilles de 3 000 ans, un décor de cinéma balafré par plus d'une décennie de guerre et, au milieu des cicatrices, un écran de toile pour les enfants. C'est le pari d'Omar Malas, photographe et cinéaste syrien. Avec son cinéma itinérant, il sillonne les routes d'une Syrie encore marquée par la guerre pour ramener un peu de culture et de vie dans les villages. C'est le cas à Palmyre, où quelques milliers d'habitants seulement ont fait le choix de revenir vivre.  De notre envoyé spécial à Palmyre, La nuit tombe sur Palmyre. Omar Malas installe son cinéma de fortune : un vidéoprojecteur, des enceintes et quelques chaises en plastique. Pas d'écran ce soir : les images sont projetées directement sur un vieux mur de pierre. Au début, ils ne sont que cinq enfants devant la projection. Puis, au fur et à mesure que le film commence, un deuxième rang de chaises se forme. Ils sont bientôt une dizaine. Parmi les enfants installés devant le mur, Abdel, 12 ans, découvre pour la première fois ce type de cinéma en plein air. « J'étais en train de jouer avec mes amis et Omar est venu nous voir pour nous proposer de venir assister à une projection comme au cinéma et on n'a pas hésité une seconde, s'enthousiasme le garçon. Moi, c'est la première fois de ma vie que je vois un film sur grand écran. » Pour Omar, ce n'est pas vraiment le film qui compte. Ce qu'il veut, c'est leur faire découvrir autre chose que la guerre, leur offrir un moment de culture et simplement passer du temps avec eux. « Les gens reviennent tout doucement ici, en famille, avec leurs enfants, après 15 ans de guerre. Les enfants qui ont aujourd'hui 10 ans n'ont rien connu d'autre que la guerre, regrette Omar. L'essentiel pour moi, c'est qu'ils oublient les traumatismes qu'ils ont vécus. » À lire aussiSyrie: les touristes de retour pour visiter le site archéologique de Palmyre Quelques heures suspendues Ce soir, Omar projette Tom et Jerry, des films de Charlie Chaplin et des séries syriennes. Des femmes sortent de chez elles et viennent s'installer sur des tapis, près de l'écran, certaines avec leur narguilé. Dans cette ville encore largement silencieuse, la musique, les rires et les voix de l'écran créent pendant quelques heures une petite animation. Mais pour faire fonctionner ce cinéma itinérant, Omar doit aussi transporter sa propre source d'électricité. Et parfois, une simple batterie peut devenir indispensable. « Ça, c'est ma batterie externe pour avoir de l'électricité, montre-t-il. Même si ce soir on a tout ce qu'il faut, parfois cette batterie devient vitale car dans des villages, il n'y a aucun jus. » À Palmyre, ces quelques heures de projection prennent une dimension particulière pour les familles qui viennent tout juste de revenir. Mohamed est venu ce soir avec les siens. Pour lui, pouvoir simplement les amener ici aurait été inimaginable il y a encore quelques années. « Pendant la guerre, c'était impossible qu'une telle initiative voie le jour à cause des milices iraniennes, ou du Hezbollah, souligne ce père de famille. Mais aujourd'hui, grâce à Dieu, on peut amener nos enfants pour qu'ils découvrent et se divertissent. » La projection terminée, Omar replie son écran, range ses enceintes et reprend la route. Son cinéma itinérant continuera de sillonner la Syrie, village après village, à la rencontre de ceux qui tentent, eux aussi, de reprendre le chemin d'une vie normale. À lire aussi«La Syrie reste notre pays»: le parcours des réfugiés, un an après la chute de Bachar el-Assad

There is 35 more minutes of this. I honestly think they'd never heard what I had to say before because I am censored everywhere meanwhile Loose Change is on Netflix. So they really just don't know. That is has been 25 years and some people still cant admit planes were used is why we lose. Passengers bodies were still in the pentagon. See the Debris pageNo matter how you slice it, 911 was a conspiracy. Either Al Qaeda all on their own, did it in secret, which is a conspiracy already, or like Iran Contra, Al Qaeda did it but they were not wholly separate from state agencies who assisted their mission from the shadows, like pretty much every covert operation in the last 30 years. ISIS in Syria follows a similar pattern, yet unlike 911, talking about Syria has not yet been kookafied by the crazies. Many journalist admit and acknowledge the lies about Assad gassing his own people myths in Syria and know that covert state support went to the so called moderate rebels and even Al Qaeda groups in Syria and the US not only knows about it they participated in it. Likewise the Nazi-esk coup in Ukraine in 2014 likely to lead to a future war with Russia, was blatantly orchestrated by US neocons. 911 however, is something that people want to distance themselves from even if they doubt the official version of events because the official-unofficial version of events is nearly flat-earth level stupid, and pushed with bitcoin fanatic enthusiasm.The tactic to maintain such fantasies are twofold:1. Create straw-men arguments about how bad the thing you just made up is.2. Accuse non believers as shills and part of the Bush Cheney “official story.”One of the most popular straw-men about the pentagon goes as follows:There is no way a Boeing 757 can fit into a 16ft hole. (4.8 meters) X number of Architects and Engineers agree!That's true, but it also doesn't matter because the 16ft hole is only measuring the hole on the second floor while ignoring the 90ft hole underneath it. That architects or engineers or anyone else agree with a false premise doesn't matter because they are not being given the correct information. Of course a plane doesn't fit into a 16ft hole. However the hole wasn't 16fh it was 90ft. (47.4 meters)What websites and films like Loose Change that pretend like there is only a 16ft tunnel in the pentagon only show pictures of the entrance hole that have water or some other obstruction hiding the hole below it. They show you something like this:Or thisBut not thisI have already dunked on this is great detail here. Ryan Dawson's Anti-neocon Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Become a member because I am posting the 35 minute debunking to substack members. Also Holy Cow did the coffees come through. I will be discussing/debating 911 with Scott Horton soon. Right now I am doing video from a phone.But I will have everything set up before that important interview. Been waiting so long to do something like this,so I am not gonna half do it. What really Happened on 911 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ryandawson.org/subscribe

With perpetrators in exile, closure is out of reach. As Syria's new authorities seek to hold figures of the former regime accountable, questions remain over the fate of Bashar al-Assad. The former president and members of his inner circle were granted asylum in Russia after a rebel offensive drove him from power in 2024. The transition ushered in a new chapter for Syria, raising hopes for justice, after decades of repression. In this episode, we assess the obstacles standing in the way of accountability, justice and closure. Can victims of Assad's brutal reign find redress when some of the regime's most notorious figures remain beyond the reach of Syrian courts? Find out more about BBC Monitoring on our website: https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/Contributors: Tess Mallinder Heron, Clare Denning, Feras Kilani, Amalia Zatari Producer: Clare Denning, Tess Mallinder Heron, Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg Music: Pete Cunningham

In this week's Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by The New Yorker writer Anand Gopal, whose new book, long-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize, is Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution.What does freedom mean once the dictator has gone? Anand explains why he spent eight years reporting on Manbij, a city of 150,000 that pushed out the Assad regime and set about building a democracy from scratch – and how the argument over what came next split the revolution in two. They discuss the bubblegum seller who became a protest leader, the police chief who quietly stopped shooting at the crowds, how six outsiders talked their way into control of the city, and why the manuscript was handed in three days before Assad fell.Produced by Henry LloydBecome a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcastsContact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tareq Hadhad, co-founder and CEO of Canadian chocolate company Peace by Chocolate and one of the 25,000 Syrian refugees welcomed by Canada in 2015, joins to explain immigration, integration, entrepreneurship, Canadian citizenship and Syria after Assad with host Chief Aaron Pete.Send us Fan MailSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca

Hezbollah no longer owns every road in South Lebanon. In mixed villages that kept the group out and brought the Lebanese Army in, daily life looks almost normal—and Israel's deployment in Lebanon bends around instead of through them. This could mark the start of Lebanon asserting its sovereignty in the south, spelling the beginning of the end of Hezbollah's demise. But given Beirut's inertia, it's equally plausible Hezbollah will adapt and wait it out.Generation Jihad guest host David Daoud, an FDD senior fellow focused on Lebanon and Hezbollah, talks with Lina Khatib, an associate fellow in Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme, about her July trip through that pocket, why the 2006 war never put the army in charge of the border, and whether Beirut can take Hezbollah's weapons now that the group is weaker and Assad is gone.This episode digs into the Lebanese military's limited seizure of weapons, the fear that a forced disarmament will spark another civil war, and the Shiite community that Hezbollah still dominates through sincere conviction, material benefits, and intimidation. Daoud and Khatib ask whether Hezbollah is limping toward the exit or adapting in the stasis, and whether talks with Israel are the start of a real peace—or just another pause before the next war.

In this week's Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by The New Yorker writer Anand Gopal, whose new book, long-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize, is Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution.What does freedom mean once the dictator has gone? Anand explains why he spent eight years reporting on Manbij, a city of 150,000 that pushed out the Assad regime and set about building a democracy from scratch – and how the argument over what came next split the revolution in two. They discuss the bubblegum seller who became a protest leader, the police chief who quietly stopped shooting at the crowds, how six outsiders talked their way into control of the city, and why the manuscript was handed in three days before Assad fell.Produced by Henry Lloyd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus d'un an et demi après la chute du régime de Bachar al-Assad, la Syrie reste engagée dans une transition fragile. Si la situation sécuritaire s'est améliorée, les défis restent considérables, notamment en matière de justice, de droits humains et de réconciliation entre les communautés. À l'occasion d'une mise à jour de la Commission d'enquête internationale indépendante sur la Syrie devant le Conseil des droits de l'homme à Genève, ONU Info Genève s'est entretenu avec Monia Ammar, membre de la Commission. Justice transitionnelle, sort des personnes disparues, droits des victimes, reconstruction et risque de nouvelles violences : la juriste tunisienne revient sur les principaux défis auxquels le pays est aujourd'hui confronté. Elle insiste notamment sur la nécessité d'une justice non sélective, qui traite toutes les victimes et toutes les communautés sur un pied d'égalité, et sur l'importance de rétablir la confiance pour éviter de nouveaux cycles de violence.

After seizing power in a 1971 coup, Ugandan military commander Idi Amin promised a return to democracy — but he delivered a brutal dictatorship. Known for his erratic and sadistic behaviour, Amin's reign was defined by ethnic purges, forced expulsions and total economic collapse. We continue our series, How to Defeat Authoritarianism, exploring the legacy of Idi Amin and the conflation of personality with totalitarian politics.Listen to other episodes in this series:How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Benito Mussolini's ItalyHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Augusto Pinochet's ChileHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Bashar al-Assad's SyriaGuests on the podcast:Nam Kiwanuka is an award-winning Ugandan-Canadian journalist, host and producer with TVO.Nakanyike Musisi is a professor of African history at the University of Toronto, and an internationally recognized scholar of African gender, political, and social history.Derek Peterson is a professor of history and African studies at the University of Michigan. He is also the author of A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda.

L'émission 28 minutes du 12/09/2026 Ce samedi, Renaud Dély décrypte l'actualité avec le regard international de nos clubistes : Micheline Calmy-Rey, présidente de la Confédération Suisse en 2007 et  2011, Frédéric Arnould, correspondant en Europe de Radio-Canada, Meriem Amellal, journaliste à France 24, spécialiste du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique, ainsi que le dessinateur de presse Patrick Chappatte, président de la fondation Freedom Cartoonists. Classement PISA : pourquoi certains pays réussissent mieux que la France Le classement PISA 2025 révèle que les résultats scolaires des élèves français de 15 ans n'ont jamais été aussi mauvais. Or, la Suisse et le Canada sont dans le top 10, et les pays asiatiques monopolisent le haut du podium. Israël sous pression : le pari risqué des sanctions occidentales Le Royaume-Uni, la France et le Canada ont annoncé des sanctions économiques contre les colonies israéliennes de Cisjordanie. Israël a répliqué par la fermeture du consulat britannique de Jérusalem.  Nous recevons Philémon Barbier, photographe, récompensé par le "Visa d'or 2026 de la ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik" pour son projet documentaire "Syrie, l'aube des cendres", qui capture en images l'année suivant la chute de Bachar al-Assad en Syrie. Valérie Brochard nous emmène chez nos voisins serbes, qui ont défilé par milliers pour rendre hommage au génocidaire Ratko Mladić, dit le “boucher des Balkans”.    Olivier Boucreux décerne le titre d'employée de la semaine à Vivian Wilson. La fille d'Elon Musk, reniée en raison de sa transidentité, apparaît dans une campagne de publicité où elle fait disjoncter un robot inspiré des modèles produits par Tesla. Jean-Mathieu Pernin zappe sur la télévision coréenne. Le premier pont terrestre  entre la Corée du Nord et la Russie a été inauguré. Permettra-t-il le transport de troupes nord-coréennes pour soutenir la Russie dans sa guerre contre l'Ukraine ? Natacha Triou nous invite à méditer sur le mensonge en politique. Enfin, retrouvez Dérive des continents de Benoît Forgeard. Enregistrement 12 septembre 2026 Présentation Renaud Dély Production KM, ARTE Radio

What drove Syrians to rise up and overthrow a brutal dictator? ‘Days of Love and Rage' by Anand Gopal is an intimate account of how one town in Syria joined a revolution. The book took him 8 years to report and write. The Observer's Basia Cummings and Chloe Hadjimatheou, reporter of the We Call Her Emma podcast series about Asma al-Assad, talk to Gopal about how Syrians took politics into their own hands while facing threats from their own government and then ISIS. Anand Gopal's reporting on Syria and ISIS can be found here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/the-open-air-prison-for-isis-supporters-and-victims His book, Days of Love and Rage, can be found here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/days-of-love-and-rage/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blessors of Israel Podcast 123: Iran Under PressureFrom kinetic warfare and diplomatic negotiations to economic sanctions, the Trump administration has employed a range of strategies since February 28, 2026, to emasculate the Iranian regime and prevent it from posing a nuclear threat.In this episode of the Blessors of Israel Podcast, Pastor Rich Jones and Dr. Matthew Dodd examine the past seven months of the Iran War, exploring the major developments, military and diplomatic strategies, and the broader implications of the conflict. They also discuss what the war could mean for the upcoming midterm elections and the years ahead.Visit the Blessors of Israel Website: https://www.blessors.org/ Thank you for supporting Blessors of Israel. Donate Online: https://blessors.org/donate/Please Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfbl_rf8O_uwKrfzCh04jgSubscribe to our ⁠Spotify Channel⁠: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blessorsofisrael Subscribe to our Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blessors-of-israedl/id1699662615Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlessorsofIsrael/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlessorsIGettr: https://gettr.com/i/blessorsofisrael Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1670015Thank you for watching. Please like and share this video.We would love to hear your comments.Those who bless Israel will be blessed (Genesis 12:3).Pastor Rich JonesPastor Matthew DoddDr. Matthew DoddRich Jones Blessors of IsraelMatthew Dodd Blessors of IsraelBlessors of IsraelBlessers of IsraelTags:Pastor Rich JonesPastor Matthew DoddRich JonesDr. Matthew DoddRich Jones, Blessors of Israel, Rich Jones, Blessers of Israel, Matthew Dodd, Blessors of Israel, Matthew Dodd, Blessers of Israel, Blessers of Israel, Blessors of Israel, Two-State Solution, Palestine, Modern Palestinian Problem, Israel, Jesus Christ, Anti-Semitism, Prophecy Update, End Times Prophecy, Latter Days, Bible Prophecy, The Great Tribulation, Hamas, Gaza Strip, Terrorism, Hezbollah, Iran, Russia, Persia, Gog and Magog, BRICS, China, CCP, Persia, Iran, Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, Yahya Sinwar, Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Deif, United Nations, Terrorism, Antisemitism, Syria, Bashar al Assad, HTS, Damascus, Mount Hermon, Erdogan, Netanyahu, Trump, Putin, Ceasefire, Hostages, al Jolani, al Sharaa, Holocaust Day of Remembrance, China, Egypt, Iran Nuclear Deal, Trump, War, WWIII, Hamas, Anti-Semitism, October 7, 2023, Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan, Qatar, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Erdogan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Board of Peace, Iranian Riots, Iranian Revolution, MoU, Economic Sanctions

Though it has fallen out of the headlines because of the Iran war, Syria has had a dramatically consequential summer. Hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Charles Lister to take stock of recent developments: the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Israeli strikes and the friction with Turkey they have exposed, the standoff in Sweida, as well as Damascus's bid to turn Syria into a trade corridor between the Mediterranean and the Gulf. Is the transition consolidating or fragmenting nearly two years after the fall of the Assad regime?   Recorded on September 9, 2026.  

1800 KREMLINRussia Intervenes In Syrian ConflictAnna Borshchevskaya, author of Putin's War in Syria: Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence, analyzes the Russian military intervention in Syria, highlighting how Vladimir Putin capitalized on American diplomatic hesitation. By leveraging lessons learned from Soviet failures in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Russiamaintained a light ground footprint. The Kremlin conducted a heavy aerial campaign to prop up the Assad regime. Putin expertly balanced regional diplomacy with competing actors, positioning Russia as an influential mediator and establishing a permanent, strategic presence in the Middle East. (2)

De Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu zou van tevoren een expliciete waarschuwing hebben gekregen dat 7 oktober ophanden was. Dat stellen Israëlische journalisten in een nieuw boek. President Mohammed bin Zayed van de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten zou Netanyahu in een telefoongesprek hebben verteld dat Hamas-leider Yahya Sinwar een grote operatie tegen Israël beraamde, met niet te overziene gevolgen voor de regio. Waarom waarschuwden juist de Emiraten, en wat betekent dit bericht voor de aankomende Israëlische verkiezingen? Daarover NRC-journalist Derk Walters en arabist Leo Kwarten.   (13:39) Spoor van in Syrië verdwenen journalist  Onder het Assad-regime verdwenen in Syrië tienduizenden mensen. Een van hen is de Amerikaanse journalist Austin Tice, die sinds 2012 spoorloos is. De FBI doet nog altijd onderzoek naar zijn lot. Maar niet alleen de Amerikaanse autoriteiten zoeken naar antwoorden. Arabist en journalist Rena Netjes achterhaalde dankzij haar unieke Syrische contacten waar Tice mogelijk na zijn ontvoering werd vastgehouden. Collega Abdou Bouzerda sprak met Netjes over haar onderzoek. Presentatie: Sophie Derkzen. 

How do authoritarian leaders use threats, illusions and force to seize and maintain power? And what does it take for truth and justice to prevail? IDEAS explores the rise and fall of pivotal authoritarians and their regimes from recent world history, and asks what we can learn from their eventual downfall. We start our series with the legacy of Italian fascism and its relevance today.Listen to other episodes in this series:How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Augusto Pinochet's ChileHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Idi Amin's UgandaHow to Defeat Authoritarianism | Bashar al-Assad's SyriaGuests in this podcast:Joshua Arthurs is an associate professor in the Faculty of Information and the Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto.Robert Ventresca is the president of King's University College at Western University and a historian of 20th century Europe.Aitana Guia is the Mackenzie Papineau Memorial Chair in Modern Spanish History at York University, Toronto, Canada.

durée : 00:58:25 - Cultures monde - par : Julie Gacon, Mélanie Chalandon - Depuis la chute du régime de Bachar al-Assad, le nouveau gouvernement syrien tente d'imposer son processus de justice transitionnelle. Critiqué pour son caractère expéditif et son manque de partialité, le dispositif risque de raviver les tensions communautaires au sein du pays. - équipe : Vivian Lecuivre, Fanny Richez, Anouk Milliot, Léa Capuano, Barthélémy Gaillard, Léane Hattermann - invités : Firas Kontar Juriste, politiste, opposant au régime syrien, et membre de Souria Houria, Sarah Alhamed Doctorante au Centre d'études en sciences sociales du religieux (CéSoR), EHESS, Aghiad Ghanem Docteur en science politique et chercheur associé à l'Institut français d'études anatoliennes (IFEA), enseignant-chercheur à Sciences Po Paris Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:• America's economic campaign against Iran is beginning to bite, driving the country's oil shipments down 85 percent and leaving Tehran with only months of gasoline.• A gunfight between Ukraine's rival intelligence services wounds three officers and exposes a dangerous power struggle inside Kyiv.• Pakistan says its security forces killed 15 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan following a firefight that lasted more than a day.• Syria begins destroying the remnants of Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical-weapons program.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com.Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybriefTax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515MOD: For a free consultation and get 10% off your first order PLUS free shipping with promo code PDB at https://mod.com

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipDonate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here:http://btml.us/thinkingmuslimWhat does Syria look like after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and has the country truly secured its independence?Muhammad Jalal speaks with Qutaiba Idlibi about the political realities facing the new Syria, from relations with the United States, Turkey and the Gulf to the challenge of rebuilding state institutions after years of war and dictatorship.They discuss Syria's economic recovery, foreign influence, Israel, transitional justice, the Kurdish question, minority communities and the danger of replacing one form of authoritarianism with another.Can Syria rebuild on its own terms, or will the pressures of regional and global powers shape what comes next?Find Qutaiba Idlbi here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/lequtaiba/X: https://x.com/QidlbiBecome a member here:https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipOr give your one-off donation here:https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donateListen to the audio version of the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636aApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merchFind us on:WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDYCfV5PO199ImLqZ34X: https://x.com/thinking_muslimLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thinking-muslim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslimBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmuslimpodcastFind Muhammad Jalal here:X: https://twitter.com/jalalaynInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.comWebsite Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.comDisclaimer:The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised.Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:05:31 - Les Matins de France Culture - Depuis la chute de Bachar al-Assad il y a deux ans, et l'émergence d'un nouveau gouvernement dirigés par les rebelles syriens, les combattantes kurdes se voient refusé une place dans l'armée. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

When the US announced it was imposing new sanctions on Iran late last month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the aim was to sever every economic lifeline “until Tehran stands alone”. The burden will also fall on Iran-backed groups across the region. For Hezbollah in Lebanon, the sanctions deal yet another blow after its war with Israel, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the fallout from the US-Iran conflict. Before the war, Iran's funding to Hezbollah was about $700 million a year, according to the US State Department. Now, Washington has designated Hezbollah a terrorist group under Iranian control as part of its economic-pressure campaign. But the consequences could be felt by some southern Lebanese communities that depend on the group for their livelihoods and for reconstruction support after ruinous the conflict. In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, host Nada AlTaher asks whether Hezbollah can survive if it loses its Iranian financing and what this means for Lebanon as a whole. She speaks to Randa Slim, director of the Middle East programme at the Stimson Centre.

Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Pardon Lawyer” Liz Oyer just filed a wrongful discharge suit against the DOJ to get her job back as the chief pardon attorney.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Missouri Supreme Court blocked a Trump-backed US House map and ordered it to be put to a vote; North Carolina mailed its first ballots for the midterm election, as Trump escalates efforts to restrict the practice; and, US diesel prices hit a record high, adding to the political challenges MAGA faces heading into the midterms.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the UN watchdog reported Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former President Assad; and, a Philippine court ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte over charges that she publicly threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and two other people assassinated.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

Originally aired: MAY 1, 2018The National Intel Report with John Stadtmiller, May 1, 2018 HOUR 1 Iran, Israel, Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Netanyahu, Gaza, Saddam Hussein, Syria & Assad, “TREMENDOUS WEAPONS”, Lies & Propaganda Warfare, PSYOPS, and the cycle continues… Interested in the 2nd hour of this National Intel Report with John Stadtmiller, May 1, 2018 broadcast? Click below: The National Intel Report with John Stadtmiller, May 1, 2018 Hour 2

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A US senator gets a basic Taiwan and South China Sea question and freezes, defaulting to “I support the military.” That clip sets the tone for a hard look at how casually America treats foreign policy competence while Congress keeps voting on war funding, alliances, and the next escalation. We talk through why Taiwan policy, freedom of navigation, and China deterrence are not optional knowledge for people shaping US national security. Then we dig into the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz, where the difference between “we control it” and “we can move some oil tonight” is everything. I break down reports of US escorted tanker convoys taking the Omani route, sometimes with transponders off, and why the plan raises real questions about sustainability: fighter escort tempo, limited tanker supply, the added per ship cost, and the insurance pressure that could halt traffic if Iran decides to raise the price. We also look at the claim that Washington can pivot from military conflict to economic warfare, and why sweeping sanctions and trade crackdowns may be both impractical and dangerously escalatory. From there, we hit two more developing stories: Israel's strike in Syria and the possibility of Turkey and Israel colliding over influence after Assad's fall, plus Trump's talk of meeting Kim Jong Un while pressuring South Korea and recalibrating war games. If you care about US foreign policy, Middle East security, oil markets, and the Korean peninsula, this one connects the dots. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.

What happens when the stress of being a first responder doesn't just stay in your head but starts showing up in your gut?Today, we're joined by Police Chief Michael Assad Jr. of the Rochester, Massachusetts Police Department for an honest conversation about the often-overlooked connection between first responder stress, gut health, IBS, and nutrition.From high-pressure calls and long shifts to those unexpected “code brown” moments, chronic stress can take a serious toll on the digestive system. We'll talk about recognizing those warning signs, why gut health deserves more attention in the first responder community, and how nutrition, stress management and everyday habits can play a role in feeling better and performing at your best.This is a conversation about stress, resilience, and taking care of the part of your body that may be trying to tell you it's time to slow down and pay attention.We share practical ways to build a culture where officers can recover from adrenaline, fuel better on shift, and get support without stigma. • why shift work and disrupted routines can trigger IBS symptoms • the “SHIT” acronym: shift work, high octane habits, irregular nutrition, tactical stress • how energy drinks, dehydration, and gas station food can backfire fast • simple leadership moves that normalize wellness and real help seeking • fitness incentives, workout on duty, and building a wellness room • on scene tools like box breathing and diaphragmatic breathing • gentle diet cleanup basics: adjusting caffeine, alcohol, hydration, and fiber, per tolerance• nicotine pouches and stress habits that can worsen gut symptoms • when to see a doctor and what red flags to watch for • why a clear diagnosis can lower stress and improve symptoms Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a comment. You can also follow us on social media @TheGutHealthPodcast, where we'd love for you to share your thoughts, questions, and experiences. This podcast was sponsored by Ardelyx.Sorry for Kate's raspy voice, she's just getting over a cold! And a big thank-you to Megan for holding down the fort. ❤️References:Hartley TA, Violanti JM, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM. Military experience and levels of stress and coping in police officers. Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2013;15(4):229-39. PMID: 24707586; PMCID: PMC4734366.Shin A, Xu H, Imperiale TF. The Prevalence, Humanistic Burden, and Health Care Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among United States Veterans. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Apr;21(4):1061-1069.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.08.005. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 35964894; PMCID: PMC9918609.Demo of diaphragmatic breathing.Learn more about Kate and Dr. Riehl:Website: www.katescarlata.com and www.drriehl.comInstagram: @katescarlata @drriehl and @theguthealthpodcastOrder Kate and Dr. Riehl's book, Mind Your Gut: The Science-Based, Whole-body Guide to Living Well with IBS.  The information included in this podcast is not a substitute for professional medical advice, examination, diagnosis or treatment.  Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider before starting any new treatment or making changes to existing treatment.

UN inspectors confirm evidence that Syria was building secret nuclear facilities under ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

Israel recently did something that represents one of the most important national-security shifts since October 7.Early Tuesday morning, Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, damaging the runway and storage facilities. The reason was simple: Israel had intelligence that Syria was preparing to allow Turkish forces to deploy there. Israel warned Syria repeatedly. Syria ignored the warnings. So Israel acted — before Turkey could establish drones, aircraft, weapons, or air defenses on that base.Prime Minister Netanyahu's office said Israel will not tolerate threats to its security. Netanyahu's message to Turkey was even shorter: “Don't.”This is huge not because Israel bombed another site in Syria. It is huge because of when Israel acted. Israel did not wait for the threat to become entrenched. Compare that to 2023, when Hezbollah erected armed tents along the northern border and Israel spent months pursuing diplomacy, afraid of escalation and international condemnation. That “avoid escalation, buy quiet” doctrine helped produce October 7.The strategic map is changing. Iran's Shiite axis has been badly weakened. Hezbollah is degraded. Assad is gone. But jihad did not disappear. Under Erdoğan, Sunni Turkey is filling the vacuum — NATO's second-largest military, a major drone power, a political patron of Hamas, and a backer of Syria's new jihadi-linked government. Israel cannot watch that power creep toward the northern frontier and ask later how it happened.U.S. envoy Tom Barrack called the strike an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel should coordinate with America. It cannot outsource its survival to diplomats whose priority is avoiding friction with Ankara. Real deterrence is not saying you don't want war. It is making the cost of threatening Israel so clear that the enemy decides it is not worth it.Preempting a threat may bring condemnation today. Allowing it to grow brings funerals tomorrow. May we never return to the fearful Israel of October 6.Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

Siria está cambiando tras años de guerra civil y dictadura de los Assad. Bajo el poder del presidente transitorio Ahmed Al Sharaa, el país busca volver a la relevancia como potencia media en la región de Oriente Medio, aunque tiene importantes desafíos tanto nacionales como internacionales por delante.Hablamos de ello con Gabriel Garroum, profesor de Relaciones Internacionales en la Universidad Pompeu Fabra y docente en el Instituto Barcelona de Estudios InternacionalesEscuchar audio

During Syria's long civil war, Russia propped up the Assad regime with military and diplomatic support. Now, the new government in Damascus is recalibrating the power dynamic with Moscow. Also: today's stories, including how Iowans could elect a Democratic governor for the first time in two decades, how a drought in the western United States has affected food sources for black bears, and a tribute to one of America's most beloved and iconic performers and songwriters, Dolly Parton. Join the Monitor's Matthew Bell for today's news.

Andrea Stricker of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines Middle Eastern nuclear proliferation and the mystery surrounding legacy materials. Stricker details a positive, US-brokered development in which the post-AssadSyrian government agreed to cooperate and turn over legacy yellowcake uranium stored at a covert facility known as Site 99. This material was intended for a North Korean-built plutonium-producing reactor at Al-Kibar, which was destroyed by Israel in 2007. Despite long-standing Syrian secrecy and the site changing hands among various factions, environmental sampling by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed undeclared, man-made uranium particles at multiple locations. Stricker also raises concerns regarding Turkey's nuclear ambitions, highlighting its civilian programs' potential military purposes and Turkey's recent attempt to secure raw uranium contracts with the military regime in Niger. (9)

Ukraine says at least 17 people were killed in overnight Russian attacks, with most of the deaths in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. In one attack in the city of Kharkiv at least 10 people - including children - were killed and several others injured after a Russian air strike hit an apartment block. Moscow has threatened the UK with "consequences" after it was confirmed that Ukraine used British-made drones in recent attacks. Also: a court in Syria has issued a death sentence to a cousin of the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad, after convicting him of crimes including murder and torture during the country's civil war. Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term. Scientists say the impact of rising global temperatures on the health of older people has been significantly underestimated. And why sheep farmers in Wales are feeling happier. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Drone launched by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv region, Ukraine Credit: Reuters

People across the world are eagerly awaiting a solar eclipse, with the Moon set to block out our view of the Sun. The BBC's science correspondent reports from northern Spain - one of the areas expecting a rare total eclipse. Also: rescue efforts continue after the earthquake in Colombia; a Syrian court sentences the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, to death for crimes against humanity; Donald Trump defends swapping planes due to a reported security threat, despite anger from journalists left on Air Force One; the Winter Olympics sport of curling finds new fans in sunny Italy; and the American TV channel Hallmark celebrates its 25th anniversary.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.ukPhoto: Solar eclipse viewing preparations in the Netherlands. A woman wears eclipse glasses in Almelo. 11 August 2026. Credit: Vincent Jannink. EPA/Shutterstock

It's voting day in states across the country – including in two Southern states that have already voted once this year. In South Carolina, Republicans will select their new Senate nominee after Lindsey Graham's sudden death. And in Alabama, voters in several congressional districts are heading back to the polls after the Supreme Court told the state to use a map from 2023… despite that map being struck down by lower courts for being racially discriminatory. All of this is happening in the orange-tinted shadow of Donald Trump — but the South isn't owned by the 47th president. For more, we spoke to Mitch Landrieu. He's the former mayor of New Orleans and one of the hosts of Crooked Media's newest podcast, Long Play, which examines politics in the ever-changing South.And in headlines, Trump signs an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations, a Syrian court sentences ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his brother to death by abstentia, and a new report reveals The White House asked the Department of Justice to try charging the man accused of vandalizing the reflective pool with a different crime after his case was dropped.Show Notes: Check out Long Play – crooked.com/podcast-series/longplay/ Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com

Colombia's new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has been sworn in, pledging to "relentlessly defeat narco-terrorism". Also: A US appeals court orders the Trump administration to halt construction of a new ballroom at the White House. The BBC tracks down the spy chief of Syria's former dictator Bashar al-Assad. Spain is bringing in border controls for travellers arriving from Italy, as a bilateral row over immigration grows. Hunter Biden, the son of the former US president Joe Biden, acknowledges that his father's decision to pardon him just before leaving the White House two years ago was "not good" for America. And how one country has come up with a new strategy to make tourism more sustainable. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Abelardo de la Espriella salutes after being sworn in as president of Colombia Credit: EPA/Shutterstock