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Israeli scholar Micky Aharonson breaks down Putin’s strategy in Israel, Iran and Syria
Episode 29
Ms. Micky Aharonson, senior research fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, and a former senior director on Israel’s National s…
5 years, 7 months ago
Biden Administration should give early priority to setting clear expectations for Saudi policy
Episode 28
Dr. Karen Young, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses why the Biden Administration needs early and clear communication re…
5 years, 7 months ago
Turkey may no longer be model partner, but US has interest in finding common ground where it can
Episode 27
Dr. Philip Gordon, Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, former White House Coordinator for th…
5 years, 7 months ago
‘Creative diplomacy’ very much an option for US and Iran under Biden Administration
Episode 26
Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Partner of Eurasian Nexus Partners and an Al-Monitor columnist, discusses the options for US-Iran diplomacy and the Iran n…
5 years, 7 months ago
Bahrain committed to both normalization with Israel and two-state solution, says Bahrain Ambassador to US
Episode 25
HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States, discusses the depth and endurance of the US-Bahrain security rela…
5 years, 8 months ago
HR McMaster explains why it would be a mistake to return to Iran deal and the perils of disengagement in the Middle East
Episode 24
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former National Security Adviser and the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, …
5 years, 8 months ago
‘Foregone conclusion’ that Erdogan is rooting for Trump in US presidential election
Episode 23
Al-Monitor Columnist Semih Idiz discusses why Turkish-pro government media has made former Vice President Joe Biden an ‘object of anger’; why Turkey …
5 years, 8 months ago
US democracy promotion in the Middle East ‘largely discredited,’ says Steven Cook of Council on Foreign Relations
Episode 22
Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses why the US needs to stay i…
5 years, 8 months ago
How the GCC states balance the US and China, and why the Gulf may prefer Trump over Biden
Episode 21
Al-Monitor contributor Sebastian Castelier discusses how the Gulf states balance their ties with both the US and China; why the GCC may prefer a Trum…
5 years, 9 months ago
Closing US embassy in Baghdad would be ‘incredibly irresponsible,’ says former US Ambassador to Iraq
Episode 20
Former US Ambassador Ryan Crocker says the US should keep its embassy open and stay the course backing Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi; expla…
5 years, 9 months ago