On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

A podcast by AL-Monitor

202 Episodes

  1. Russia's Vladimir Putin wants fellow strongman Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power says Russia expert Mark Galeotti

    Published: 9/15/2022
  2. Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf may change the sport forever, says Adam Lucente

    Published: 9/8/2022
  3. Iranian expert Hamidreza Azizi warns failure to revive nuclear deal could trigger escalation against Israel via Syria

    Published: 8/30/2022
  4. Return to nuclear deal would provide venue for direct US-Iran diplomacy, says Ali Hashem

    Published: 8/23/2022
  5. Iran’s past nuclear activities at ‘heart of the matter’ of nuclear talks, says Mark Fitzpatrick

    Published: 8/16/2022
  6. Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Russia allows Turkish drone strikes but no ground offensive against Syria's Kurds

    Published: 8/8/2022
  7. Tunisian people’s choice is clear with referendum vote, says Ambassador Hanene Tajouri Bessassi, responding to US criticism

    Published: 8/3/2022
  8. Former Ukrainian diplomat: Yevgeniya Gaber says Erdogan needs to go to Kyiv to win hearts and minds

    Published: 8/1/2022
  9. Elizabeth and Andrew’s final take on Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia

    Published: 7/21/2022
  10. Saudi Arabia’s return as swing oil producer should be deliverable for Biden visit, says Martin Indyk

    Published: 7/11/2022
  11. Turkish geopolitical analyst Yoruk Isik says Erosion of rule of law in Turkey eases illegal trade in stolen Ukrainian wheat

    Published: 7/5/2022
  12. Iran uneasy with trend in Israel-Gulf security cooperation, says Dina Esfandiary

    Published: 6/30/2022
  13. 'Right moment’ for steps toward Israel-Saudi normalization, says Daniel Shapiro

    Published: 6/23/2022
  14. Saudi Arabia banking oil windfall to keep focus on fiscal discipline, diversification, says Stephen Kalin

    Published: 6/17/2022
  15. US Energy policy requires a Saudi hotline, says Hadley Gamble

    Published: 6/10/2022
  16. HRW Turkey director Sinclair-Webb says sexist rhetoric from the top undermines efforts to combat violence against women

    Published: 6/3/2022
  17. Al-Monitor columnist Elizabeth Hagedorn discusses US policy toward Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Biden’s upcoming travel to the Middle East

    Published: 5/26/2022
  18. Kurdish researcher Giran Ozcan: Understanding the Kurdish people and their aspirations will benefit the United States’ own interests

    Published: 5/17/2022
  19. Sinjar now a strategic dispute for Iraq involving regional parties, says Mirza Dinnayi

    Published: 5/12/2022
  20. Palestinian violence reflects absence of a political horizon, says Daoud Kuttab

    Published: 5/5/2022

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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.