It’s all about spies and predictions this week! Saman walks us through the details of the targeted assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. How did Mossad manage to pull off this explosive hit inside a heavily protected IRGC compound? We break down the operation's intricate planning, historical parallels like Dubai’s “Operation Plasma Screen,” and what this means for Israel-Iran tensions going forward. All that, plus Saman lays out 10 of his geopolitical predictions for 2025.

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For our last episode of the year, we’re going over the top 10 global news stories of 2024! We’re talking Thailand's monkey invasion and South Korea’s blink-and-you-miss-it six-hour martial law. A Swedish minister fears bananas and Russians are using North Korean flags to intimidate Ukrainians. Plus, psychedelic traces on ancient Egyptian mugs, Russia’s overstretch, Trump’s rise, escalations between Israel and Iran, and the fall of Assad. Strap in!

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Articles referenced this episode:

https://apnews.com/article/lopburi-monkeys-mayhem-macaques-e2317597bfa4e461eb40cbb03d62a589

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30p1p2jllmo

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/russian-and-north-korean-flags-spotted-together-in-ukraine-battlefield/news-story/4239fb9bc24f4bce09a25bf6850afa57?utm_

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/science/egyptian-psychedelic-mug.html

This week we dive deep into the fall of the Assad regime and the turbulent future of Syria. We explore how Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict destabilized Assad’s grip on power. Who are the biggest winners and losers in the aftermath? We break down Turkey's strategic moves, Israel’s dominance in the Golan Heights, and Russia's next steps in maintaining influence. Plus, what does the rise of HTS and their new caretaker government mean for Syria’s reintegration into the world?

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-says-it-has-cracked-quantum-computing-challenge-with-new-chip-2024-12-09/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/haiti-massacre-cite-soleil-port-au-prince-gang-violence-un-death-toll/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-corruption-trial-testimony.html

https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/12/10/syrian-rebels-have-dealt-a-blow-to-vladimir-putins-naval-ambitions

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html