As Syrians across the country celebrate 'Victory Day' the future of the country remains wildly uncertain with domestic groups and the international community all trying to shape it with their own ideals. Tobias Schneider, Syria expert and research fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute analyses the key players and debates how the potential for Donald Trump washing his hands of the situation might play out.

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The Times' Oliver Marsden, who's been visiting Syria's most notorious prison, explains how Bashar Al-Assad used the country's prison network to brutally crush his political opponents.

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Is the uncertainty within Syria opening an opportunity for Islamic State to surge back? As HTS looks to take control, The Times' World Affairs editor, Catherine Philp, explains how IS, which remains far more extreme than any other Islamist group, will be eyeing this moment as its chance to return.

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What is motivating Israel's incursion into Syrian territory? Professor Lina Khatib, Director of the Middle East and North African Programme at the think tank Chatham House, joins us to explain.

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As Syrian President Assad claims asylum in Russia, the World in 10 analyses the positions of his main backers, Iran and Russia, with the US's response thought to be key. Oxford University professor of forced migration & international affairs, Alexander Betts, looks at their options.

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In this extended Frontline conversation, Kate Gerbeau speaks to NATO's former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip Breedlove, about the war in Ukraine.

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In this extended Frontline conversation, James Hanson speaks to Times man in Ukraine, Maxim Tucker, who analyses how the war is going from on the ground.

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In a move that nobody saw coming, Romania's top court has ruled the first round of its presidential election, which saw a Pro-Putin rank outsider become favourite for the presidency, void over Russian interference. For the background listen to yesterday's episode, as Tom Kington returns to analyse the decision that might scupper the chances of Calin Georgescu becoming a Putin-lapdog president of a NATO nation.

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NATO-member Romania says Russian meddling has had a huge influence in its presidential election, which looks likely to deliver a pro-Russian, anti-NATO president, who has come from nowhere. Calin Georgescu won the first round last month and is now favourite to win Sunday's run off. With Romania hosting both US and NATO facilities, and sharing a massive border with Ukraine, what does it mean for the bloc, and the war on its doorstep? Times correspondent Tom Kington analyses the concerns.

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As Russian military power is utilised to defend Syrian President Assad, we ask what benefit Vladimir Putin has had from almost a decade fighting there. Former British Army Major General explains how he's gained, and why he might now lose, from a continued presence there.

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