Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Syrian-Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim says it's the people, not US or Turkey, who decide local elections in northeast Syria
Episode 181
The Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria is planning to hold landmark local elections in the majority Kurdish and Arab areas under its contr…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?
Episode 180
Kristin Diwan, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, unpacks Kuwait's dramatic turn last week when the country's…
2 years, 2 months ago
As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece?
Episode 179
Greek academic Ioannis Grigoriadis believes that no major breakthroughs should be expected during Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit. Keeping …
2 years, 2 months ago
Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace
Episode 178
Former Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the pro-Islamic Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu met with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshal this…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq
Episode 177
Emma Tsurkov insists that the best way to get Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to make good on his pledges to secure her sister's freedo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Iran established deterrence against Israel proving through its actions it could do more harm, says academic Hassan Ahmadian
Episode 176
Iran's weekend attack on Israel in response to an Israeli attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria has put an already explosive region on edge. Isra…
2 years, 2 months ago
What path lies ahead for Turkey after Erdogan's stunning local election defeat? Commentator Kadri Gursel explains
Episode 175
Following The secular opposition's historic win in the March 31 elections, many say that Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is now confirmed as Turkish Pr…
2 years, 3 months ago
How the West began losing the Mideast to Iran, Russia & China since start of Syria conflict, French academic Fabrice Balanche explains
Episode 174
This month marks the 13th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict. French academic Fabrice Balanche says that across the Middle East the West…
2 years, 3 months ago
Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections?
Episode 173
Turkey's opposition is in disarray since its humiliating defeat in last year's presidential and parliamentary elections. However, the opposition has …
2 years, 4 months ago
Why are Britain’s Jews facing the largest wave of anti-semitic violence in modern times?
Episode 172
There has been an alarming spike in anti-Semitic attacks in the UK since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing nearly 1,200 Israeli citizens. Hate…
2 years, 4 months ago