277 Episodes

  1. A Mezze: Help Wanted, But Not Found

    Published: 4/11/2023

  2. Ali Vaez: Iran's Regional Policy

    Published: 4/4/2023

  3. A Mezze: Saudi Arabia's New Anime Journey

    Published: 3/28/2023

  4. Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad

    Published: 3/21/2023

  5. A Mezze: Going Green with Envy

    Published: 3/14/2023

  6. Will Todman: Powering Recovery

    Published: 3/7/2023

  7. A Mezze: From Beijing to Jerusalem

    Published: 2/28/2023

  8. Natasha Hall: The Aftermath of Earthquakes in Syria

    Published: 2/21/2023

  9. A Mezze: On the Hook

    Published: 2/14/2023

  10. Bilahari Kausikan: The Middle East in a Multipolar World

    Published: 2/7/2023

  11. A Mezze: Salmon Farming in the UAE

    Published: 2/1/2023

  12. Hanna Notte: Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine

    Published: 1/24/2023

  13. A Mezze: Untying the Knot

    Published: 1/17/2023

  14. Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook

    Published: 1/10/2023

  15. A Mezze: Weed Whacking

    Published: 1/3/2023

  16. Khalid Albaih: The Information Bubble

    Published: 12/27/2022

  17. A Mezze: Blame it on the Bitcoin

    Published: 12/20/2022

  18. C. Raja Mohan: India's Middle East Strategy

    Published: 12/13/2022

  19. A Mezze: Patching Jordan's Water Leaks

    Published: 12/6/2022

  20. Tamar Hermann: Israel's Rightward Shift

    Published: 11/29/2022

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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).