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GCC rift ‘pained the late Emir the most,’ says Kuwaiti scholar Alanoud Alsharekh
Episode 19
Dr. Alanoud Alsharekh, director of Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy, discusses the impact of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Kuwait and t…
5 years, 9 months ago
Van Hollen says Iran is metaphor for failed Trump foreign policies
Episode 18
US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) makes the case for a Biden foreign policy in the Middle East; discusses the Trump Administration’s policies toward…
5 years, 9 months ago
For Israeli Arabs, Peace agreements with UAE and Bahrain bring opportunities and mixed feelings
Episode 17
Al-Monitor contributor Afif Abu Much, an Arab citizen of Israel and tech entrepreneur, says that there is optimism that the peace deals could open do…
5 years, 9 months ago
Putin’s Syria Strategy and the US presidential election
Episode 16
Max Suchkov, Senior Fellow at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, discusses Russia’s Syria strategy, Iran-Russia ties, and why Mos…
5 years, 10 months ago
Update from Iraq with Al-Monitor’s Ali Mamouri
Episode 15
Al-Monitor Associate Editor Dr. Ali Al-Mamouri discusses the situation in Iraq, Prime Minster Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s reform agenda, the evolution of th…
5 years, 10 months ago
“The sky’s the limit” for Israel-UAE deal, says Israel’s ambassador to the United States
Episode 14
Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, and a close adviser to Prime Minister Netanyahu, talks about the normalization agreement with t…
5 years, 10 months ago
CNBC’s Hadley Gamble talks about Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and women journalists covering the Middle East
Episode 13
CNBC News Anchor and International Correspondent Hadley Gamble discusses what Lebanon’s creditors may be thinking; the future of Saudi Crown Prince M…
5 years, 11 months ago
Mina Al-Oraibi discusses how the UAE got ahead of COVID-19 pandemic and pulled off the Mars Mission, why she has faith in Iraq’s potential, and more
Episode 12
Mina Al-Oraibi, editor of The National, on her personal and professional observations on Iraq; the UAE’s successes in managing the COVID-19 crisis, a…
5 years, 11 months ago
Sultan Al-Qassemi discusses social, political and cultural trends in modern and contemporary Arab Art
Episode 11
Emirati columnist and researcher Sultan Al-Qassemi, founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, discusses the impact of political events on contemporary A…
5 years, 11 months ago
US Rep. Elissa Slotkin: US should be ‘clear eyed’ about Russian attempts to ‘thwart, target and engage’ US forces
Episode 10
Elissa Slotkin, US Representative from Michigan and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the threat from Russia to US interests …
5 years, 11 months ago