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'Right moment’ for steps toward Israel-Saudi normalization, says Daniel Shapiro
Episode 111
Daniel Shapiro, former US Ambassador to Israel and Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, discusses what to expect from US President Joe Biden…
4 years ago
Saudi Arabia banking oil windfall to keep focus on fiscal discipline, diversification, says Stephen Kalin
Episode 110
Stephen Kalin, Wall Street Journal Middle East Correspondent based in Riyadh and Dubai, breaks down the issues around US President Joe Biden’s upcomi…
4 years ago
US Energy policy requires a Saudi hotline, says Hadley Gamble
Episode 109
Hadley Gamble, Anchor for CNBC’s Capital Connection from Abu Dhabi, discusses US President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to the Middle East; why Saudi-Is…
4 years, 1 month ago
HRW Turkey director Sinclair-Webb says sexist rhetoric from the top undermines efforts to combat violence against women
Episode 108
Violence against women in Turkey is an extremely big problem. The government's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to combat violence against wom…
4 years, 1 month ago
Al-Monitor columnist Elizabeth Hagedorn discusses US policy toward Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Biden’s upcoming travel to the Middle East
Episode 107
Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor State Department Correspondent, and Andrew give their takes on US Iran Envoy Rob Malley’s testimony before the Senate …
4 years, 1 month ago
Kurdish researcher Giran Ozcan: Understanding the Kurdish people and their aspirations will benefit the United States’ own interests
Episode 106
It’s often said that the Kurds are the world’s largest nation without a state. Yet, in the Middle East they play an outsized role, helping Western po…
4 years, 1 month ago
Sinjar now a strategic dispute for Iraq involving regional parties, says Mirza Dinnayi
Episode 105
Mirza Dinnayi, 2019 Aurora Prize Laureate for Awakening Humanity & Founder of House of Coexistence in Sinjar, explains how and why Sinjar has become …
4 years, 2 months ago
Palestinian violence reflects absence of a political horizon, says Daoud Kuttab
Episode 104
Al-Monitor columnist Daoud Kuttab discusses the background to the confrontations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and what comes next, whether Hamas is gaining …
4 years, 2 months ago
‘We can’t walk away from Saudi Arabia,’ says Steve Clemons
Episode 103
Steve Clemons, Founding Editor At Large of Semafor, discusses why the Russia-Ukraine war has not boosted Biden’s ‘Trump-level’ popularity; reasons fo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Human Rights Defender Sarah Leah Whitson says Turkey’s cynical U turn on Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi is no surprise
Episode 102
Turkey was at the forefront of an international campaign to name and shame the perpetrators of the 2018 murder in Istanbul of Saudi dissident journal…
4 years, 2 months ago