Syrians now face a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a new era in Syria, as the world watches, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.