all things are considered and peter lavelle, nato says the line should not be considering a peace plan for ukraine, but instead, be focused on sending more weapons because of again, the alliance demonstrates it can never entertain plans for peace and stability, as well as security for all in the meantime, the slaughter continues the prospecting nato. i'm joined by my guess. scott ritter in del mar is a former intelligence officer and united nations weapons inspector. in salt lake city. we have david pine. he is deputy director of national operations for the task force on national and homeland security. and in san francisco, he crossed to check ras moves. he is an associate professor of economics at st. mary's college as well as the author of the scourge of neo liberalism. alright gentlemen, cross talk roles and effect, that means you can jump any time you want and i always appreciate it. let's go to 1st. the scotts scotts in washington dc. scott, you're usually in delmar, but you're in washington. why to washington? because the, today we are closer to a nuclear or between the united st

i'm peter lavelle . it was widely thought the year 2024 would be to mail to us and it was however, in ways few had predicted the world did change and this year though hardly for the better. what are the highlights and low lights? the cross section 2024, i'm joined by my guess, george w. l e. in budapest, he's a pod cast where the guy go, which can be found on youtube and locals. and here in moscow we cross the marks level that he has international relations and security analysts, or a gentleman cross stock rules and effect. that means you can jump any time you want, and i always appreciated mark, let me go to you 1st here. i mean, as i said in my introduction, a lot of as a thought they made the year that's passing would be to multi as it was to multi was a lot of things happen. you can't even chronicle it all in one program here. but in your mind, what stands out most, what, what we remembered 2024 for. well, 1st of all, the continuation of the conflict in ukraine. throughout the year. i know that there

i'm peter lavelle . facade is gone. now what, what about syria? is it gone to? it would seem so outside powers or carving up the country. what was in international proxy war against the mass, because it's turning into an international civil war. is there a place for the syrian people, the cross talking syria and joined by my guess, we risk in be real key as a security and political affairs analyst, also in lebanon. we have each of the stuff. again, he is an associate professor and canada research chair in the history of the modern middle east at the university of british columbia. and in manchester we crossed to peter ford. he is a former british ambassador to bahrain and syria. are a gentleman, cross stock rules and a tech that means you can jump any time you want and i would appreciate it every single time i i'm best or forward if i go to you 1st and in manchester and the title of this program does syria have a future and if it does, what is it, go ahead. i'm afraid the future looks very great. very blake. indeed. now of course 3, the media are in the west hop

the, the the welcome to chrome, smartphones where all the things are considered on peter lavelle. the germ shocking doesn't even begin to describe, but the fall of damascus to a brand new terrorist with western support and so quickly is a world historic event. the middle east has been fundamentally reordered the resistance as essentially collapse to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guess, george samuel in budapest. he's a pod cast where the goggle, which can be found on youtube and locals and crimea, and we cross demarcus level, but he is a moscow based international relations and security analyst. right. julian cross talk roles and effect. that means he can jump any time you want, and i always appreciate it. let's start out with mark and cry. mia, i lied my introduction and i don't think it was hike, preferably and to be honest, my friend, i don't even know where to begin. go ahead of the syrian government as baldwin. uh, it was the sorry and president bush r. all assad has already left the country to an undisclosed location. his family left earlier in the week, th

i'm peter lavelle to mind you were discussing syria. the ok, let's go back to layla in be what i'm going to be a little facetious here. so take it on board here. so the mantra was the sod has to go, well he's gone. so does that mean the sanctions come to an end? does that mean the illegal occupation of american troops? the interior that's going to end? because as odds gone, the precondition has been met. you can take it from there. well, i heard of the americans are going to be because we heard by the saying recently the t's is going to get the, the troops in the us with us basics of a very complicated and that's what's in the interior to make sure that the basically there's no, uh, what you caught on explosion of the situation. at the end of the day, the whole thing was done for the americans to have the 3 bases in the region. much like the russians have in syria and to control the resources for the students to see what kind of the benefits from, for example, it's andrew. some of the other things. however, the way, because it's, i mean

and peter lavelle, nato says the line should not be considering a peace plan for ukraine, but instead, be focused on sending more weapons to the queue. again, the alliance demonstrates it can never entertain plans for peace and stability, as well as security for all. in the meantime, the slot are continues, the prospecting needs.

i'm peter lavelle, syria as a sovereign state has ceased to exist, can the western back h t s, and other groups establish some.

, the you ready to come along the welcome back. across stock were all things are considered on peter lavelle to remind you were discussing syria the okay, let's go back to one of our guessing 11. i'm here show, you mentioned the, the, the, the at the resistance. what is the state of the resistance? okay. we have to remind everyone to come, us may not be destroyed, but gaza, certainly is in a genocide, continues as we're talking about syria, depending on who you want to believe. has blogs on the back foot. not defeated, but certainly been, uh, injured, syria, miraculously it's just collapsed. um, so what, where does the resistance stand or do we should, should we be talking about the resistance anymore? go ahead. a while we certainly shut down the resistance is still present the resistance in some respect system very strong. and actually if we start with guys, i move around. we can see, as you mentioned, that we are actually witnessing continued resistance and uh, you know, happening every day we have actually casualties on these very side. that being said, of course, the situation in gaza is

all right and do stay with us up next on cross top peter lavelle and his guest discuss what the future may hold for the survey and people buy from the the the the hello and welcome to cross stock. were all things are considered. i am theater, live out, a solid is gone. now what, what about syria? is it gone to? it would seem so outside powers are carving up the country. what was an international proxy war against damascus is turning into an international civil war . is there a place for the syrian people, the cross fucking syria and join bottom? i guess we risk in be real key is a security and political affairs analyst, also in lebanon. we have some stuff id and he is an associate professor and canada research chair in the history of the modern middle east at the university of british columbia. and in manchester we cross to peter ford. he is a former british ambassador to bahrain and syria. are a gentleman, cross stock rules and a text that means you can jump any time you want and i would appreciate it every single time about sort of forward. if i go to you 1st and in manchester and th

they stay with us here on our to international up next on cross talk, peter lavelle and his guest discussed the recent flare up in the international proxy war against syria. the the welcome to prompt stuff where all things are considered on peter limbo. literally, this is a case of unfinished business. the international, dirty proxy war against syria has been re ignited on this, the addition of the program. we examine why this is happening, the actors involved, and who benefits the a pro starting syria, i'm joined by my guess about my son in berlin. he is founder of seriana analysis. in b route. we have valley risk. he is a security and political affairs analyst and, and what talk to you. we cross the steven cc me. he's an award winning journalist and chief editor of mid east this course, or a gentleman cross type roles in effect. that means he can jump any time you want, and i always appreciated. right. start out in berlin motor could um we had um, um jake sullivan, come out last new cycle saying that the us will cry about the pressure syria is facing chrome and that will kind of link grou

they stay with us here on our to international off next on cross top, peter lavelle and his guest discussed the recent flare up in the international proxy war against syria. the welcome to the problem stuff where all the things are considered. i'm peter lebeau . literally this is a case of unfinished business, the international dirty proxy war. again, syria has been re ignited on this the addition of the program. we examine why this is happening, the actors involved and who benefits the.

the the, the the, the well domestic prospect, bullet points were all things are considered on peter lavelle. and george, you and i've talked incessantly over the last few months, and particularly since the election of donald trump is famous, i will a 124 hours even before i'm involved, you're in it. okay, that's the kind of the mantra here. well, then there's some indications of something is going on. okay, a ceasefire. maybe there's some kind of soft partition of a soft nato entry. lots of strange things coming from. the strangest characters that we had home with not come back home is the but they are, they're back like a bad cold. so what's the, what's going on here? because what the thing i find fascinating is, you know, this is, this is almost kind of like inside baseball, you know, who says they is, i mean, that's all the thing is, you know, it was good fodder for pod cast, right? are the russians interested in? is it all george a it's very hard to know. i think it's a, at this stage i, i do thing russian will try to work with a, the newly incumbent president. trump, to the greatest ex

for common ground the the well domestic prospect boulevard is where all things are considered on peter lavelle, george and you and i've talked incessantly over the last few months. and particularly since the election of donald trump is famous, i will end in 24 hours even before i'm inaugurated. okay, and that's the kind of the matter here. well, then there's some indications of something is going on ok. ceasefire. maybe there's some kind of soft partition, a soft nato entry, lots of strange things coming from strangers characters that we had hoped we'd not come back on the scene, but they are, they're back like a bad cold. so what's the, what's going on here? because with this thing, i find fascinating is, you know, this is, this is for almost kind of like inside baseball, you know, who says they is, i mean, that's all the thing is, you know, it was good fodder for podcast, right. are the russians interested in? is it all george a it's very hard to know. i think it's at this stage i, i do thing russian will try to work with um, the newly incumbent president. trump, to the greatest extent they

simply fed up with it to stay with us here on our to international up next on cross talk with peter lavelle and his guest discussed the incoming trump administrations slow realization the ending, the current conflict is more difficult than starting a war for now the the hello and welcome to cross ok. we're all things are considered. i'm peter level. as the year ends being coming, trumpet and ministration continues to believe it can in the conflict in ukraine. trump and his people are beginning to understand ending this conflict is more difficult than starting a war. the problem is moscow cube, and washington want different outcomes. the cross section ukraine. i'm joined by my guess, carla nixon in washington. he's a political analyst and radio who's in pittsburgh. we have jim calvin though he is a political analyst and, and certainly you have dr. of bosnia t as i do a political and military analyst or a gentleman cross sock rules and the fact that means you can jump any time you want . and i always appreciate it. let's go to a drag out 1st. and serbia, a one glimmer of light coming out of t

and peter lavelle, syria, as a sovereign state, has ceased to exist. can the western back h t s, and other groups establish some kind of central control and who or what will ultimately determine the fate of the syrian people, the crossing syria and joined by my guess michael maloof interest and he is a former pentagon senior security policy analyst in tampa, we have larry johnson, he is a former c. i a analyst, and us state department in counterterrorism. official and shenandoah valley. we cross to michael. sure. he is the former head of the been logged in issue station at the c i. a or a gentleman comstock rose in effect. that means he can jump any time you want. and i always appreciate michael, let me go to you 1st and in reston. i'm in my introduction, i said that that syria has ceased to be a sovereign state, a failed state essentially. do you agree with that assessment and what does it mean for the region and further afield? go ahead, michael. in restin it is. um it is. it is now no longer a secular state. it's probably going to be coming this law

vineland has to offer the the hello and welcome to cross popular all things are considered on peter lavelle. nato says the line should not be considering a peace plan for ukraine, but instead, be focused on sending more weapons the cube again, the alliance demonstrates it can never entertain plans for peace and stability, as well as security for all in the meantime, the slaughter continues the prospecting nato, and joining by my guest, scott ritter in del mar is a former intelligence officer and united nations weapons inspector in salt lake city. we have david pine. he is deputy director of national operations for the task force on national in homeland security. and in san francisco, we cross to check russ moves. he is an associate professor of economics at saint mary's college as well as author of the scourge of neo liberalism. all right, gentlemen, cross stock rolls in effect. that means you can jump any time you want. and i always appreciate it. let's go to 1st the scott scott's in washington dc. scott, you're usually in delmar, but you're in washington. y to washington. because the, tod

land has to offer the welcome after cross that goal of arms were all things you considered on peter lavelle to mind you were discussing syria? george, the 1st generation of this proxy war that we covered quite extensively on this program. but there was always looked at any, came from western bank tanks about the partition of syria. are we going to see that finally come into play? um or the americans are going of the americans going to stay in syria and we'll, uh, the new government in syria essentially take take some parts of uh, let me know. and i mean, we could see a change of the map here quite dramatically. you know, i, i think it's very likely as a president, the electronic because i put out to tweets. i'm suggesting that, but it is nothing in it for the united states that there's uh, you know, uh a band but you know, we have to stay out. but as we've known before from trump, you know what he says and what he does. a 2 very different things. i don't believe one moment that the united states has got to stay out and just simply say, hey, well, that's it. we're done. we're going to let th

watch out before it's too late to stay with us here on our to international up next on cross talk, peter lavelle and his guests discuss was for the future, awaits the people of syria. by for the the the hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered. i'm theater, lavelle. a solid is gone. now what, what about syria? is it gone to it would seem so outside powers or carving up the country. what was in international proxy war against damascus is turning into an international civil war. is there a place for the syrian people, the cross fucking syria and joined by my guess i'll we risk in be ro key as a security and political affairs analyst, also in lebanon. we have each of the stuff. again, he is an associate professor and canada research chair in the history of the modern middle east at the university of british columbia. and in manchester we crossed to peter ford. he is a former british ambassador to bahrain and syria. alright gentlemen, cross up rules and effect, that means you can jump any time you want and i would appreciate it every single time i i'm best or forward if i go t

and peter lavelle, nato says the line should not be considering a peace plan for ukraine. but in said, be focused on sending more weapons, the cube again, the alliance demonstrates it can never entertain plans for peace and stability as well as security. for all in the meantime, the slaughter continues the crossing nato. i'm joined by my guess, scott ritter in del mar. is a former intelligence officer and united nations weapons inspector. in salt lake city. we have david pine. he is deputy director of national operations for the task force on national and homeland security. and in san francisco, we cross to jack rus moves. he is an associate professor of economics at st. mary's college, as well as the author of the scourge of neo liberalism, are a gentleman. crosstalk rules and effect. that means you can jump any time you want, and i always appreciate it. let's go to 1st. the scotts scotts in washington dc. scott, you're usually in delmar, but you're in washington. why to washington? because the, today we are closer to a nuclear or between united states and russia at any t

peter lavelle, a terror state is in the making in the center of the middle east and it's by design indeed, a solid is gone, but so we, syria forest became change has brought about speak failure and we all know the obvious winners and losers. the .

i'm peter lavelle, syria, as a sovereign state has ceased to exist. can the western back h t s, and other groups establish some kind of central control and who or what will ultimately determine the fate of the syrian people, the crossing syria and joined by my guess michael maloof interest and he is a former pentagon senior security policy analyst in tampa, we have larry johnson, he is a former c. i a analyst, and us state department in counterterrorism. official and shenandoah valley. we cross to michael. sure. he is the former head of the been logged in issue station at the c i a r, a gentleman comstock rose in effect. that means you can jump any time you want. and i always appreciated, michael, let me go to you 1st and in reston. i'm in my introduction, i said that that syria has ceased to be a sovereign state, a failed state essentially. do you agree with that assessment and what does it mean for the region and further afield? go ahead, michael. in restin it is. um it is. it is now no longer a secular state. it's probably going to be coming this l

existence was alexis the, the ultimate for cross link boulevards, were all things you considered on peter lavelle to mind you were discussing syria, george, the 1st generation of this proxy war that we covered quite extensively on this program. but there was always looked at and it came from western bank tanks about the partition of syria. are we going to see that finally come into play? um or the americans are going of the americans going to stay in syria and will uh, the new government in syria essentially take take some parts of uh, let me know. and i mean, we could see a change of the map here quite dramatically. you know, i, i think it's very likely as a president electronic has put out to tweets. i'm suggesting that, but it is nothing in it for the united states that there's uh, you know, uh, a band but you know, we have to stay out. but as we've known before from the drum, you know what he says and what he does, a 2 very different things. i don't believe one moment that the united states has got to stay out and just simply say, hey, well, that's it. we're done. we're going to let the, you

i am peter lavelle . as the year ends being coming, trumpet administration continues to believe it can end the conflict in ukraine. trump and his people are beginning to understand ending this conflict is more difficult than starting a war. the problem is moscow cube, and washington want different outcomes. the cross section ukraine. i'm joined by my guess, carla nixon in washington. he's a political analyst and radio host in pittsburgh. we have jim cabinet. he is a political analyst and, and certainly you have drago positive t, as i do politically. military analysts are generally.

i'm peter lavelle. it was widely thought the year 2024 would be to mail to us and it was however, in ways few had predicted.