The Weekend Intelligence: The hunt for Austin Tice

周末情报:寻找奥斯汀·泰斯的追踪之旅

Economist Podcasts

2025-07-12

38 分钟
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On December 8th, 2024, rebels swept into Damascus and ousted Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad. One of the first things they did was open up the prisons. Syrians who disappeared years earlier began to emerge from their grim detention cells. Would missing American journalist Austin Tice be among them? In a new three-part series on The Weekend Intelligence, Middle East correspondent, Gareth Browne investigates what happened to Austin and explores what his story reveals about Assad's Republic of Fear. In episode one, Gareth tells the story of Austin’s time in Syria leading up to his capture. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Music by Blue dot Sessions and Epidemic. This podcast transcript is generated by third-party AI. It has not been reviewed prior to publication. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the transcript, its accuracy or its completeness, and we disclaim all liability regarding its receipt, content and use. If you have any concerns about the transcript, please email us at podcasts@economist.com. Read more about how we are using AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • It's a groundbreaking investigation about an American journalist who went missing in Syria over the summer of 2012.

  • The search for him has lasted more than a decade.

  • His name, Austin Tice.

  • Can I just ask you a question in English and you try to answer in English if you can?

  • Who has the answer to Austin Tice's case?

  • Who knows what happened to Austin Tice?

  • For the past six months,

  • The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gareth Brown has been on Austin's trail,

  • trying to find out who took him,

  • why they held onto him,

  • and what Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad knew about the American detained in his country.

  • It's an attempt to shed some light on a decade of darkness.