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Why growing US-Cyprus defense cooperation spooks Turkey
Episode 191
On Sept. 9, Cyrus and the United States inked a defense cooperation agreement, sparking angry reactions from Turkey. The agreement was signed as Turk…
1 year, 9 months ago
Turkey's Islamists tried to topple Syria's Assad, its pro-secular military backed Syrian Islamists against his dad
Episode 190
Few know the true story behind Syria's support for Kurdish militants fighting Turkey. Turkish academic Behlul Ozkan explains how and why Turkey's pro…
1 year, 10 months ago
How will Kamala Harris approach the Middle East if elected and what does her top foreign policy adviser Phil Gordon think?
Episode 189
While little is known about Vice President Kamala Harris' views on the Middle East and on the world in general, there is far more information availab…
1 year, 11 months ago
What are the risks and opportunities for Russia as it grows closer to Iran at Israel's expense?
Episode 188
Russia's national security chief, Sergei Shoigu, traveled to Tehran this week where he met with Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeskhian. Coming on th…
1 year, 11 months ago
How will Iran respond to Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran?
Episode 187
Hamidreza Azizi is a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. He tells Al-Monitor that Iran's proxies in Yemen…
1 year, 11 months ago
New Islamists value power over ideology and Turkey's Erdogan is their master
Episode 186
Ezgi Basaran is a Turkish journalist turned academic who has written a new book examining the outsize influence of Turkey's ruling Justice and Develo…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian
Episode 185
The election victory of heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian has aroused hopes and doubts in Iran and beyond. He is a Reformist who says he will be more l…
2 years ago
Benyamin Poghosyan on why Armenia's peace bid with Azerbaijan, Turkey is proving so hard
Episode 184
Washington is piling pressure on Azerbaijan to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan that would allow Turkey to normalize its relations with Armenia…
2 years ago
Vali Nasr explains why Iran's presidential elections matter and how a Western-friendly heart surgeon might win
Episode 183
Iran is due to hold presidential elections on June 28 that were precipitated by the death in May in a helicopter crash of former President Ebrahim Ra…
2 years ago
Why Iran is stronger, Israel more vulnerable, and the US needs to engage more in the Mideast
Episode 182
As the Gaza conflict enters its eighth month, Iran stands out as the one country that has succeeded in projecting further as a result.
Israel is more…
2 years, 1 month ago