Intro

It’s no secret that President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have profoundly different approaches to foreign policy. With Trump taking office in 40-odd days, the seismic geopolitical shift resulting from Bashar al-Assad’s ousting comes at a pivotal time for both Syria and the U.S. So what do we know about how the U.S. will handle the fallout and the future in the Middle East? National security reporter and author of National Security Daily Robbie Gramer joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to discuss. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.