US Hegemony CRACKED: Bases Gone, Syria Not Over, Russia Involved | Prof. Leila Hudson

We are witnessing the biggest change in West Asia since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Professor Leila Hudson, anthropologist and historian at the University of Arizona, discusses the region, water routes, the Strait of Hormuz, US decline, Israel’s role, Iran’s survival strategy, and the future of Gulf states. She also examines Syria after Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa’s leadership, regional neutrality, and her book on Syrian women displaced by war. Links: Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home: Syrian Women Displaced: https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/86... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:53 Middle East or West Asia? 00:03:14 How to Study the Region 00:07:21 Water, Chokepoints, and Hormuz 00:10:54 US Policy and Strategic Failure 00:17:01 Empire, Suez, and Regional Change 00:19:30 Gulf States and Multipolar Order 00:27:34 Israel, the US, and Iran 00:34:39 Iran’s Resistance Strategy 00:40:18 Syria, Assad, and Iran Compared 00:49:03 Ahmad al-Sharaa and Syria’s Future 01:06:00 Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home