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Europe, West threatened by Atmospheric Jihadism and the entrepreneurs of wrath, says Gilles Kepel
Episode 70
Professor Gilles Kepel of Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, discusses his latest book, The Prophet and the Pandemic; why Saudi Arabia is shifting…
4 years, 10 months ago
Iraqis fear worse chaos amid waning US presence, says Bilal Wahab
Episode 69
The debacle unfolding in Afghanistan starting with the chaotic exit of US troops has reverberated across Iraq with many Iraqis wondering whether a si…
4 years, 10 months ago
Armenia expert Richard Giragosian: Peace between Armenia, Turkey more likely than before
Episode 68
Turkey helped its Turkic Muslim ally Azerbaijan defeat Armenia in a short and bloody war over the mainly Armenian enclave of Nagorno Karabakh last fa…
4 years, 10 months ago
US 'diplomatic muscle' can boost Libyan transition, says former UN Envoy Stephanie Williams
Episode 67
Stephanie Williams, the former acting UN Envoy to Libya, explains the background and prospects for the UN-mediated political transition in Libya; the…
4 years, 10 months ago
Iran has been getting closer to the Taliban for some time, says Shelly Kittleson
Episode 66
Al-Monitor columnist Shelly Kittleson shares observations from her reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq, including the Taliban’s relations with Iran and…
4 years, 10 months ago
Tunisia expert Monica Marks says Tunisia’s Democratic future hangs in the balance following what was unquestionably a coup
Episode 65
Tunisia has long been touted as the sole success story to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings. However last month the country’s president sacked th…
4 years, 11 months ago
Saudis see agreement with US on 90% of issues in region, says Stephen Kalin
Episode 64
Stephen Kalin, Wall Street Journal correspondent based in Riyadh, describes the scope of social, economic, and political change in Saudi Arabia; the …
4 years, 11 months ago
Nile Dam talks may be ‘in a lot of trouble,’ says Samuel Ramani
Episode 63
Samuel Ramani, a tutor at the University of Oxford and expert on Russia and Africa, explains why international mediation on the Nile Dam talks may co…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ali Hashem on what to expect from Ebrahim Raisi and the rise of the Hezbollahis in Iran
Episode 62
Al-Monitor columnist Ali Hashem discusses why incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi may not give priority to closing the nuclear deal; why Iran se…
4 years, 11 months ago
South Asia security expert Ayesha Siddiqa says Turkey is a natural fit for Afghanistan
Episode 61
As Turkey negotiates the terms of retaining its forces at Kabul airport with Washington many air concerns that Turkish troops will be imperilled in t…
5 years ago