207 Episodes

  1. Qatar Amb. Meshal Al-Thani talks about COVID-19, Iran, plans for the World Cup, divisions within the GCC, and more

    Published: 6/24/2020

  2. Amberin Zaman breaks down US-Turkey relations and the Kurdish question in Syria

    Published: 6/17/2020

  3. Gilles Kepel discusses his new book “Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West”

    Published: 6/10/2020

  4. UAE Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba talks about COVID-19, the region, and prospects for governance in the post-pandemic future

    Published: 6/2/2020

  5. Hagel talks about the Middle East, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and Joe Biden

    Published: 5/27/2020

  6. What will be Netanyahu’s Legacy?

    Published: 5/20/2020

  7. Trailer

    Published: 4/27/2020

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AL-Monitor Senior Correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region. Amberin travels the region for AL-Monitor, specializing in news and analysis in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and the Caucasus and writes the weekly Turkey Briefing newsletter. Prior to AL-Monitor, she covered Turkey, the Kurds, and conflicts in the region for The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and the Voice of America, and was The Economist's Turkey correspondent from 1999 to 2016.