Episode 177 - Borderlines: Beyond the Border - Syria (featuring Ilan Schulman)

Headlines tell you there's a war on Israel's borders. But they don't explain why it matters, who's fighting, or how 50 years of history shapes today. 

Ilan Schulman - kibbutznik, IDF paratrooper, intelligence officer, and PhD scholar of Syrian cities - walks us through the real complexity. 

Syria isn't one nation but ~200 tribes loyal to different interests. 

Understanding jihadists requires reading the Quran, not just analyzing weapons. 

The Ottomans' 500-year control of this region echoes in today's geopolitics. 

Iran builds power through schools and hospitals, not just missiles. 

And the 1973 Yom Kippur War - which nearly destroyed Israel - reshaped military philosophy that still drives strategy today.