Behind-the-scenes: The US beyond Syria

What went into the making of Empire’s episode on the role of the US in the Middle East.

Host Marwan Bishara discusses why Empire decided to examine the US’ policies toward Syria at a time when there was a lot of uncertainty pertaining to the action they were to take.

He explains the macro-scale approach the show took to inspecting the issue further by asking questions of the US and the nature of its power.

Empire can be seen from the last Sunday of every month at 2000GMT, and is re-aired during the following week at these times GMT: Monday: 1200GMT; Tuesday: 0100GMT; Wednesday: 0600GMT.

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