Middle East Focus
By Middle East Institute
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Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
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As Iran Weakens, Can Hamas Survive?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Why the Houthis are Holding Back — For Now
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Can Turkey Stay Out of the Iran War?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Lebanon on the Brink: Hizballah, Iran, and the War's Spillover
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Is the Regime Doomed? Iran on the Eve of War
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Bibi's Hail Mary on Iran
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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From the Middle East to West Asia: Redefining America's Global Strategy
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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America's New Defense Strategy — and What It Means for Iran
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Ambiguous Uncertainties: Phase Two of Trump's Plan for Gaza
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Can Yemen Hold Together?
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Emergency Podcast: Damascus and the Syrian Kurds Come to Blows
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Venezuela's Shadow Over MENA: Perceptions and Precedents
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Tehran's Brewing Troubles
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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What 2025 Has Wrought... and What 2026 May Bring
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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What does Trump's new National Security Strategy mean for the Middle East?
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Soft Power in Hard Times: Pope Leo XIV's Visit to Lebanon
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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MBS's Visit and the Future of US-Saudi Relations
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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From War to Reconstruction: Syria's Next Chapter
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Erdogan Forever?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Can Morocco Placate Its Frustrated Youth?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Trump 2.0 and the Middle East: Taking Stock of the First Nine Months
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Gaza Cease-Fire and a Region Reshaped by War
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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After Two Years of War in Gaza, Can Trump's Plan Deliver Peace?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Water and Power: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia at Odds Over Africa's Largest Dam
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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A Middle East NATO? Regional Security Options After Doha
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Crossing Red Lines: Israel's Doha Strike and What Comes Next
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Under Pressure: Will Snapback Sanctions Bring Iran Back to the Table?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The Middle East's Water and Climate Crisis: Lessons from Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Lebanon and the UNIFIL Mandate: Disarming Hizballah and Reclaiming Sovereignty
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Egypt and Gaza: Conflict, Crisis, and the Path to a Ceasefire
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The Regional and Domestic Elements of Erdoğan's Grand Strategy
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Understanding the Violence in Southern Syria
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The Gulf's Geo-Economic Balancing Act
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Deals, Diplomacy, and Day-After Plans: The Trump Administration's Middle East Strategy
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Israel at War: Regional Reverberations and Political Fallout
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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After the 12-Day War: Iran, Israel, and the Future Regional Order
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: A Fragile Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Updates on the Israel-Iran Conflict
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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The Iran-Israel Conflict and the Future of the Iranian Regime
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Lebanon at a Crossroads: Sovereignty, Hizballah's Disarmament, and the Road to Reform
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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What Is Israel's Path Forward on Gaza?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Syria Looks to a Future Unburdened from US Sanctions
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May 29, 2025 |
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AI, Tech, and the Future of US-Gulf Relations
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May 22, 2025 |
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US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal & the Future of Red Sea Security
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May 15, 2025 |
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Trump's Gulf Visit: Strategic Stakes and Symbolic Optics
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May 08, 2025 |
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Turkey at a Crossroads: Protests, Crackdowns, and the Future of Democracy
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May 01, 2025 |
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US-Iran Nuclear Talks: A Fragile Opening for Diplomacy
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Toni Verstandig on What We've Learned—and Forgotten—About Peace
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Two Years of War in Sudan and the Elusive Path to Peace
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Netanyahu and Israel at War
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Frank Lowenstein | Ep. 10
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Diplomacy, Technology, and Innovation: Amb. Stuart Jones on the Evolution of US-Middle East Relations
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 7: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Dan Shapiro | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' ep. 9
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Ibrahim Dalalsha and Shira Efron| 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 8
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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NYT bestselling author Kwame Alexander on the intersection of art and social change
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Barbara A. Leaf | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 7
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 6: Shariah, Democracy, and the Future of Governance in Syria
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Norman T. Roule | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 6
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Trump, Gaza, and the Future of US Policy in the Middle East
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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End of an era: The fall of the Assad regime
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 5: Impact of Donald Trump's Election on American Democracy and the World with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Larry Diamond
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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How might US-Israeli relations evolve under the Trump administration?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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1,000 Days of Russia's Full-Scale War Against Ukraine
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Steven A. Cook | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 5
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Danielle Pletka | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 4
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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The Axis of Resistance Pt. 2: Iran
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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The Axis of Resistance Pt. 1: the Proxies
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Hezbollah, Israel, and the Lebanese Armed Forces
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Yemen's Civil War: Ten Years Later
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 4: China's Growing Presence in the Middle East with Dr. F. Gregory Gause and Dr. Jon Alterman
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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ISIS and the detainee dilemma
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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ISIS's enduring threat in Syria and Iraq
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Israeli Strikes and the Risk of Regional Escalation
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 3: Economic Conditions and Support for Democracy with Daron Acemoglu and Tamara Cofman Wittes
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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On the Eve of the Washington Summit: Shoring up NATO's Vulnerable Flanks
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Iran's snap presidential elections
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Migration in North Africa: EU Engagement & Policies
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon with Amb. David Hale
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May 30, 2024 |
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Deterrence Reasserted? Debating Iran's Missile Capabilities and Willingness to Use Force
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May 22, 2024 |
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Sudan's civil war and its regional impact
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May 10, 2024 |
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Rethinking Democracy Ep. 2: What is the Rule of Law? With Thomas Carothers and Vali Nasr
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Opposition Upset Victory in Turkey's Local Elections
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Rethinking Democracy, Ep. 1: Why Does Democracy Flourish? With Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The Evolving Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Interview with Rashid Al Khalifa - Bahraini artist, collector and founder of RAK Art Foundation
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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What's next for Pakistan after election shock?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Iran's 1979 revolution and its resonance today
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Spotlight on US Syria policy
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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The Gaza War's Regional Reverberations
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the US political discourse on Israel/Palestine
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Themes of COP28
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Turkey at 100
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Iran and the Israel-Hamas War
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Climate Financing
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Prospects for Saudi Arabia-Israel Normalization
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Little Amal Walks Across America
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Ben Samuels | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 3
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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France's Foreign Policy towards Lebanon and its Discontents
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Perspectives from the Bonn Climate Change Conference Ahead of COP28
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Jul 10, 2023 |