The developments in Syria are rapid and dramatic. The Assad regime has fallen after 5 decades of rule, President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow, and the rebel coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham now controls even the capital, Damascus.
News networks around the world are broadcasting images of people celebrating in the streets, along with analyses from experts who are concerned about what comes next. Will there be a power vacuum? Can jihadists rebuild the country peacefully? How is the balance shifting between the major powers with vested interests in the region? How will the developments affect the battle fronts from the Middle East to Ukraine?
Sotiris Roussos, a professor at the University of the Peloponnese specializing in International Relations and Religion in the Middle East, helps us unravel this complex situation.
