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Back to SearchReplay: Who will fill the security vacuum in Gaza?
Episode 498
In its first report to the UN Security Council, the Board of Peace this month said Hamas’s refusal to disarm was the main obstacle to the reconstruct…
4 months, 1 week ago
More weapons, less action: What are the Houthis up to?
Episode 497
It took the Houthis at least a month to enter the Iran conflict in late March and early April and the Yemeni rebels have been largely restrained sinc…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Where does China stand in US-Iran conflict?
Episode 496
Trade ties and tariff relief were supposed to be the key issues on the agenda during US President Donald Trump's visit to China this week. But with t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Your move: What next in battle for Strait of Hormuz?
Episode 495
US President Donald Trump has said a deal with Iran could be possible as negotiations to end the war gain momentum, again.
Iran is reviewing a US pro…
5 months ago
Making sense of Palestine’s local elections
Episode 494
Palestinians in Gaza have voted in an election for the first time in 20 years, some for the first time in their lives.
Municipal elections took place…
5 months, 1 week ago
Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?
Episode 493
Iraq is in a race against time to choose a prime minister but, even after weeks of deadlock, the Co-ordination Framework – a coalition of major Iraqi…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Death penalty: The new threat to Palestinian detainees
Episode 492
Hussein Al Zweidi’s two-year detention in Israeli prisons were some of the hardest days of his life. He described a practice of physical and sexual a…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
What will come of the talks between Lebanon and Israel?
Episode 491
US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel began this week in Washington. This comes after at least 1,500 Lebanese have been killed in Israe…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Theatre of war: How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated US-Iran conflict
Episode 490
US President Donald Trump went from warning about the demise of a “whole civilisation” to announcing a “big day for world peace” in a matter of hours…
6 months ago
EU's Kallas warns of 'slippery slope' if Iran controls Strait of Hormuz
Episode 489
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned on Thursday that Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz could lead down a “slippery slope” of imposing tol…
6 months ago