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US diplomacy can end sectarian clashes between Druze, Syrian government forces
Episode 211
Makram Rabah, an assistant professor at the American University in Beirut, says that Syria's interim president lacks the power to control his own arm…
1 year, 2 months ago
Gaza's children bear brunt of Israeli impunity, says Arwa Damon
Episode 210
Starvation, disease, mutilation and death have become the norm for children in Gaza, says Arwa Damon, founder of the INARA charity. She warns that ai…
1 year, 2 months ago
What do the mass protests mean for future of Turkey & Erdogan?
Episode 209
Since last week, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests over the jailing of Istanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on thinly-evidence corrupti…
1 year, 3 months ago
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will keep Russia in the game
Episode 208
Russia is seeking to keep its naval bases in Syria, viewing them as a vital strategic asset. Syria's interim president, a hard nosed pragmatist, will…
1 year, 3 months ago
French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites
Episode 207
The wave of sectarian violence that gripped Syria last week has marred the image of the country's new Islamist president, Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Could the g…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Israel is driving Syria’s new leadership into Turkey’s arms
Episode 206
Israel's expansionist policy in Syria's Golan Heights and its support for the Druze and Kurdish minorities are justified by Israeli officials on the …
1 year, 4 months ago
Russian mercenaries remain in business even after death of Wagner's Prighozin
Episode 205
Private military contractors are changing the nature of warfare as national governments outsource fighting to mercenaries, especially in the Middle E…
1 year, 4 months ago
PKK leader Ocalan has the power to deliver peace, but is Turkey sincere?
Episode 204
Since April last year, the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in talks with imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The goa…
1 year, 4 months ago
For some in Iran, Turkey is a bigger threat than Israel as its regional influence rises
Episode 203
The surprise fall of Iran's close regional ally Bashar al-Assad has dealt a huge blow to Tehran's so called axis of resistance running through Iraq o…
1 year, 5 months ago
What Trump means for Iran
Episode 202
Iran is badly weakened by Israel's pummeling of its Shiite allies in the Levant. Yet, unlike during Trump's first presidential term, Gulf powerhouse …
1 year, 5 months ago