Interview with Vijay Prashad, podcast published on The Ossington Circle, Episode 18, May 21, 2017 (70 minutes)
In this episode of The Ossington Circle, a weekly radio podcast on current affairs, host Justin Podur speaks to author and columnist Vijay Prashad about the situation in Syria and more broadly in the Middle East. They discuss the prospects for peace in Syria, including development surrounding ongoing ceasefire talks in Astana, Kazahkstan and recent political talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva.
The interview is 70 minutes long. To listen, click on the weblink above or click here.
Vijay Prashad is Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of many books, including Death of a Nation and The Future of the Arab Revolution (2016). (Wikipedia) He is also a regular columnist, including for The Hindu.
Justin Podur is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Haiti’s New Dictatorship (2012).
