277 Episodes

  1. China in the Middle East: Part Five

    Published: 2/18/2020

  2. China in the Middle East: Part Four

    Published: 2/11/2020

  3. China in the Middle East: Part Three

    Published: 2/4/2020

  4. China in the Middle East: Part Two

    Published: 1/28/2020

  5. China in the Middle East: Part One

    Published: 1/21/2020

  6. A Mezze: Santa Claus is Coming to Tehran

    Published: 12/17/2019

  7. A Mezze: Dodging a Bullet

    Published: 12/10/2019

  8. The Rise of Individualism in the Arab World

    Published: 12/5/2019

  9. A Mezze: Fire Sale

    Published: 11/26/2019

  10. Climate and Conflict in the Middle East

    Published: 11/19/2019

  11. A Mezze: Cosmic Intervention

    Published: 11/14/2019

  12. Russian Disinformation in Syria

    Published: 11/6/2019

  13. A Mezze: Bringing Back Babel

    Published: 10/30/2019

  14. Getting aid to Yemen

    Published: 10/23/2019

  15. Do Syrian Negotiations Matter?

    Published: 10/9/2019

  16. How Iran Negotiates

    Published: 9/24/2019

  17. U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East

    Published: 9/11/2019

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Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates. All views, positions, and conclusions expressed here should be understood to be solely of those of the speaker(s).