Syria is currently the world's leading producer of Captagon, a cheap and addictive narcotic. How is the Syrian regime involved in this illicit industry? How does Captagon impact Syria's neighbors? How are they responding to the Captagon crisis?

Syria is currently the world's leading producer of Captagon, a cheap and addictive narcotic. How is the Syrian regime involved in this illicit industry? How does Captagon impact Syria's neighbors? How are they responding to the Captagon crisis?

Inside Syria's Captagon Empire

Decrypted is a podcast about politics and history, told through stories.

Each episode begins with a moment and follows how it unfolds, focusing on what often goes unnoticed.

History isn’t just the past, and politics isn’t something distant.

I’m Hafssa Fakher Elabiari, a political scientist focused on making complex ideas easier to understand through storytelling.

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Decrypted is a podcast about politics and history, told through stories. Each episode begins with a moment and follows how it unfolds, focusing on what often goes unnoticed. History isn’t just the past, and politics isn’t something distant. I’m Hafssa Fakher Elabiari, a political scientist focused on making complex ideas easier to understand through storytelling.

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Inside Syria's Captagon Empire

Inside Syria's Captagon Empire