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0:00 Headlines
5:00 Why the PKK's disbanding should be the biggest news of the week
9:57 How did Turkey get the PKK to lay down arms?
13:22 A breakthrough for Turkey-Iraq relations
20:10 How Syrian Kurds are trying to make nice with Damascus
26:44 The end of US sanctions on Syria
34:04 Rebuilding a shattered state
37:17 Turkey and Israel: Syria caught in the middle
Recorded May 16, 2025.
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Discussed in Overtime:
Trump rails against "neocons."
Shifting incentives in the Middle East.
An optimistic take on US-Iran talks.
How hawks mislead Americans about Iran's nuclear program.
Overtime video:
