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Impossible for Turkey to sustain sanctions on Russia, says Kadri Gursel
Episode 101
Al-Monitor columnist Kadri Gursel discusses the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Turkey’s economy and domestic politics; why Turkey is well-positi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Russian conduct in Ukraine could spur calls for accountability in Syria, says Elizabeth Hagedorn
Episode 100
Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor State Department Correspondent, and Andrew discuss the terrorist attacks in Israel; the Middle East reaction to the Uk…
4 years, 3 months ago
Abdulaziz Sager on US-Saudi relations, the JCPOA, and the impact of the Ukraine war on regional security
Episode 99
Abdulaziz Sager, chairman and founder of the Gulf Research Center, discusses the challenges to US-Saudi relations; why he does not necessarily expect…
4 years, 3 months ago
Syria expert Aron Lund: Syria’s Assad should be nervous about Russian setbacks in Ukraine
Episode 98
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is set to have cascading effects in Syria, where the Kremlin has been propping up the regime of Syrian President Bashar …
4 years, 3 months ago
Iran nuclear deal opens possibilities for Gulf regional security, says Mark Fitzpatrick
Episode 97
Mark Fitzpatrick, Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, explains why the Iran nuclear agreement, while not ‘ideal’, …
4 years, 3 months ago
Russian position emboldens Iran in nuclear talks, says Dimitri Simes
Episode 96
Dimitri Simes, President and CEO of the Center for the National Interest and Publisher of its foreign policy magazine, The National Interest, discuss…
4 years, 4 months ago
A US, NATO No Fly Zone in Ukraine means war with Russia, says RAND’s Sam Charap
Episode 95
Samuel Charap, senior political Scientist at RAND Corporation and top expert on Russia and Ukraine, discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the We…
4 years, 4 months ago
Iraqi Kurdis LGBT rights activist Zhiar Ali says local authorities do nothing to discourage killings
Episode 94
The murder last month of a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan by her brother in a so-called honor killing underlines the impunity faced by the LGBT…
4 years, 4 months ago
Intra-Sudanese dialogue, role of military, key benchmarks for transition, says UN Sudan Envoy Volker Perthes
Episode 93
Dr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sudan, discusses the role of UN diplomacy, as well as the impact of the Oc…
4 years, 5 months ago
Gulf climate initiatives a sign of ‘real change,’ says Amy Myers Jaffe
Episode 92
Amy Myers Jaffe, Managing Director of the Climate Policy Lab at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, discusses the Gulf carbon-zero commitments; …
4 years, 5 months ago