4. The Rise and Fall of Assad's Spy State
What will western and Syrian spy services be focusing on following the fall of Bashar al-Assad? Is Russia and Iran’s withdrawal from Syria similar to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan? Were the security services predicting that the Assad regime would collapse so quickly? Join David McCloskey and Gordon Corera as they…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from The Rest Is Classified
See all episodes →
184. The Secret Spy Network: Kim Philby Threatens the Alliance (Ep 2)
183. The Secret Spy Network: How The US and UK Spy Together (Ep 1)
182. The Imitation Game: The Codebreakers Who Defeated Hitler (Ep 2)
Similar episodes from other shows
More like The Rest Is Classified →
Shock and thaw: Syria’s frozen war resumes
What the Assads did next
Russian Spies, Pigeons, and The Rest Is Classified…
The new dangers in Syria after Assad's fall
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.