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b'In this episode, Jon Alterman discusses the prospects for Syria\\u2019s political negotiations with Syrian journalist Ibrahim Hamidi. Ibrahim Hamidi is the senior diplomatic editor at Asharq Alawsat newspaper and previously served as the senior political editor at Al-Hayat. Jon, Will, and Amber also discuss Russian diplomacy in the Middle East, and we finish with a look at a counter-radicalism rap movement that has emerged in the Levant.\\xa0Ibrahim Hamidi, \\u201cLavrov to Asharq Al-Awsat: Putin\\u2019s visit to KSA promotes partnership to new level,\\u201d Asharq Alawsat, October 3, 2019. Ibrahim Hamidi, \\u201cPedersen achieves the first Syrian-Syrian agreement: The constitutional committee and its reference to Resolution 2254,\\u201d Asharq Alawsat, September 24, 2019 [Arabic]. Vance Serchuk, \\u201cRussia\\u2019s Middle East power play,\\u201d National Review, September 12, 2019. \\u201cRapping against radicalism,\\u201d CSIS, September 25, 2018. (This contains links to the rap mentioned in the mezze.)'