On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman
A podcast by AL-Monitor
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202 Episodes
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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 -
Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf may change the sport forever, says Adam Lucente
Published: 9/8/2022 -
Iranian expert Hamidreza Azizi warns failure to revive nuclear deal could trigger escalation against Israel via Syria
Published: 8/30/2022 -
Return to nuclear deal would provide venue for direct US-Iran diplomacy, says Ali Hashem
Published: 8/23/2022 -
Iran’s past nuclear activities at ‘heart of the matter’ of nuclear talks, says Mark Fitzpatrick
Published: 8/16/2022 -
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Russia allows Turkish drone strikes but no ground offensive against Syria's Kurds
Published: 8/8/2022 -
Tunisian people’s choice is clear with referendum vote, says Ambassador Hanene Tajouri Bessassi, responding to US criticism
Published: 8/3/2022 -
Former Ukrainian diplomat: Yevgeniya Gaber says Erdogan needs to go to Kyiv to win hearts and minds
Published: 8/1/2022 -
Elizabeth and Andrew’s final take on Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia
Published: 7/21/2022 -
Saudi Arabia’s return as swing oil producer should be deliverable for Biden visit, says Martin Indyk
Published: 7/11/2022 -
Turkish geopolitical analyst Yoruk Isik says Erosion of rule of law in Turkey eases illegal trade in stolen Ukrainian wheat
Published: 7/5/2022 -
Iran uneasy with trend in Israel-Gulf security cooperation, says Dina Esfandiary
Published: 6/30/2022 -
'Right moment’ for steps toward Israel-Saudi normalization, says Daniel Shapiro
Published: 6/23/2022 -
Saudi Arabia banking oil windfall to keep focus on fiscal discipline, diversification, says Stephen Kalin
Published: 6/17/2022 -
US Energy policy requires a Saudi hotline, says Hadley Gamble
Published: 6/10/2022 -
HRW Turkey director Sinclair-Webb says sexist rhetoric from the top undermines efforts to combat violence against women
Published: 6/3/2022 -
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 -
Kurdish researcher Giran Ozcan: Understanding the Kurdish people and their aspirations will benefit the United States’ own interests
Published: 5/17/2022 -
Sinjar now a strategic dispute for Iraq involving regional parties, says Mirza Dinnayi
Published: 5/12/2022 -
Palestinian violence reflects absence of a political horizon, says Daoud Kuttab
Published: 5/5/2022
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.