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Don’t rule out eventual Erdogan-Assad reconciliation over shared fear of Kurds, says Amberin Zaman
Episode 81
Amberin Zaman, senior correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses her reporting from northeastern Syria, including the devastating effect of the worst dr…
4 years, 7 months ago
Trump Administration’s Former Syria Envoy JIM JEFFREY says Turkey unlike to invade northeastern Syria in the immediate future
Episode 80
Jim Jeffrey former US ambassador to Turkey and Iraq and the Trump Administration’s top Syria envoy has been sharply criticized for his alleged role i…
4 years, 7 months ago
Noor Sweid on innovation in the MENA region: ‘It’s not that we’re trying to think outside the box; there is no box’
Episode 79
Noor Sweid, General Partner at Global Ventures, discusses how the Middle East and North Africa region has become a global tech and innovation hub; wh…
4 years, 8 months ago
Israeli leaders worry that Iran does not fear America, says Ben Caspit
Episode 77
Al-Monitor columnist Ben Caspit explains why the Israeli budget vote this week; whether Netanyahu still has a chance at a comeback; why another Gaza …
4 years, 8 months ago
World not trusting Israel’s ‘flimsy’ terrorist claims against Palestinian NGO’s, says Daoud Kuttab
Episode 76
Al-Monitor columnist Daoud Kuttab says that Jerusalem and settlements remain the big issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; why Hamas is gaining…
4 years, 8 months ago
US Turkish relations unlikely to get better under Erdogan says veteran Turkey analyst Alan Makovsky
Episode 75
US Turkish relations remain on life support with Turkey's refusal to relinquish Russian made S 400 missiles. Turkey could face further US sanctions i…
4 years, 8 months ago
Khamenei may still prefer a nuclear deal over a nuclear weapon, says Ken Pollack
Episode 74
Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses Iraq’s elections, the prospects for an agreement on an Iranian nuclear…
4 years, 9 months ago
Iran unlikely to consider crossing nuclear weapons threshold unless attacked, says Ali Vaez
Episode 73
Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, discusses why the Iran nuclear talks could remain in ‘suspended animation;’ why so…
4 years, 9 months ago
US intervention in Syria is different to Afghanistan says security expert Aaron Stein
Episode 72
As the Biden administration vows to put an end to America's "endless wars," the United States' military campaign against the Islamic State in Syria s…
4 years, 9 months ago
Vivian Salama previews the Biden Administration’s Middle East priorities at the UN General Assembly
Episode 71
Wall Street Journal National Security Reporter Vivian Salama discusses what to expect at the UN this week, including the impact of the US-France dipl…
4 years, 9 months ago