The Syrian regime insists it should control aid and rescue efforts for victims of the earthquakes, but this will be difficult due to international sanctions and boycotts. So, how much is the country's response to the disaster down to politics? 

Join host Adrian Finighan.

Guests:

Ahmet Keser - Associate Professor at Hasan Kalyoncu University.

Assaad Al Achi - Executive Director of NGO, Baytna Syria.

Joshua Landis - Director of Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.