Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPompeo's timely tour of the Middle East
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on an expansive tour of the Gulf and wider Middle East this week. His task is to clarify President Donald Trump'…
7 years, 2 months ago
In Central African Republic, poaching thrives in the chaos
In the middle of Africa lies one of the world's most neglected crises. In the Central African Republic — an environmentally diverse but politically f…
7 years, 2 months ago
Reasons for cheer from an often dour year
The Middle East is not known for its good news, and 2018 was no exception. But in between the usual stories of war and political turmoil, The Nationa…
7 years, 2 months ago
What more can we do to curb global warming?
The GCC has welcomed the rule book laid out as part of a COP24 deal struck in Poland, but scientists say the world is running out of time to avoid th…
7 years, 2 months ago
Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate
Millions are on the brink of famine in Yemen. But for the first time in two years, the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels are negotiating a reso…
7 years, 2 months ago
How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush
In August 1990 the Iraqi military invaded neighbouring Kuwait, bombing its capital city and sparking a war that would last six months and result in t…
7 years, 3 months ago
Land as a weapon against Palestinians
Palestinian Adeeb Joudeh is a member of one of two families safeguarding the keys to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is a respected fig…
7 years, 3 months ago
How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa
Children in the Middle East face more challenges than almost anywhere else in the world. One in four children in the region are affected by poverty, …
7 years, 3 months ago
What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?
US President Donald Trump’s Republican party can no longer claim complete control of a two-branch Congress, after his rival Democratic party last wee…
7 years, 3 months ago
A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka
There's been political trouble in Sri Lanka over the past two weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed prime minister Ranil Wickremesingh…
7 years, 4 months ago