Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Syria

Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 In this episode of The Jay Martin Show, geopolitical strategist Dr. Kamran Bokhari unpacks the new power dynamics reshaping the Middle East and Central Asia. From the fall of the Assad regime in Syria to Iran's quiet regime evolution, Bokhari dives deep into the regional chessboard—explaining why Azerbaijan is becoming a pivotal energy and trade hub, how the U.S. is shifting its strategy, and why China's Belt and Road Initiative may be faltering under its own weight. Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – Why Syria Is the Region’s New Tipping Point 06:06 – The U.S. Strategy: Let Regional Powers Lead 12:10 – Is Destabilization a U.S. Tactic? 13:02 – Breaking Down the Big Four: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran 17:05 – Iran’s Regime Is Morphing: What Comes Next? 21:45 – Iran Before 1979: What Really Changed? 25:07 – Two Paths Forward: Regime Evolution vs Collapse 28:27 – Why Regime Change Could Spark Chaos 34:23 – Azerbaijan: The Rising Strategic Power Nobody Saw Coming 42:24 – The Middle Corridor: Bypassing Russia and China 46:05 – What Is the Middle Corridor, Exactly? 50:08 – Russia & Iran Losing Influence in the Caspian 53:23 – The Geopolitical Weight of the Belt and Road 55:26 – Why the Belt and Road Is Failing 01:03:16 – Belt and Road: Economic Lifeline or Debt Trap? 01:07:15 – China’s Economic Fragility and Global Overreach 01:15:33 - China's Evolutionary Problem 01:24:08 - The US standpoint on China Copyright © 2025 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.