Trinity University Historian David Lesch Breaks Down Syria's Shifting Landscape on Kianistan Podcast
Lesch explores insurgency, sectarianism, and the region's unraveling economy while reflecting on borders, history, and his own journey
Middle East expert David Lesch, Ph.D., Trinity University’s Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History, was a guest on the Kianistan Podcast promoted by Trinity University Press. Lesch provided a real-time readout on Syria’s rapidly shifting landscape, zeroing in on Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its contradictory mix of insurgent roots and day-to-day governance in the northwest.
He closes by revisiting the enduring relevance of Sykes–Picot borders and previews his forthcoming biography, Dodgers to Damascus, which traces his own path into the region.
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