207 Episodes

  1. US 'diplomatic muscle' can boost Libyan transition, says former UN Envoy Stephanie Williams

    Published: 8/23/2021
  2. Iran has been getting closer to the Taliban for some time, says Shelly Kittleson

    Published: 8/18/2021
  3. Tunisia expert Monica Marks says Tunisia’s Democratic future hangs in the balance following what was unquestionably a coup

    Published: 8/9/2021
  4. Saudis see agreement with US on 90% of issues in region, says Stephen Kalin

    Published: 8/2/2021
  5. Nile Dam talks may be ‘in a lot of trouble,’ says Samuel Ramani

    Published: 7/28/2021
  6. Ali Hashem on what to expect from Ebrahim Raisi and the rise of the Hezbollahis in Iran

    Published: 7/19/2021
  7. South Asia security expert Ayesha Siddiqa says Turkey is a natural fit for Afghanistan

    Published: 7/13/2021
  8. The Gulf moment in the Middle East is here to stay, says Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

    Published: 7/5/2021
  9. Turkish academic Tugba Tanyeri: Erdogan’s conversion of Haghia Sophia part of drive to put a Sunni Muslim stamp on Turkey’s urban landscape

    Published: 6/30/2021
  10. Biden-Putin summit exceeded expectations, says Fyodor Lukyanov, but US-Russia antagonistic relationship remains

    Published: 6/18/2021
  11. Were the Divas of Egypt’s Roaring 20’s also pioneers of Egyptian Feminism? A conversation with Raphael Cormack

    Published: 6/14/2021
  12. Children in Gaza most affected by war, says Hana Salah

    Published: 6/10/2021
  13. US-Turkish relations difficult, but manageable, says ECFR senior fellow Asli Aydintasbas

    Published: 6/2/2021
  14. Despite Gaza devastation, Hamas may have gained politically from war, says Shibley Telhami

    Published: 5/24/2021
  15. Latest Israel-Hamas war won’t resolve underlying problems, says Jon Alterman

    Published: 5/18/2021
  16. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more

    Published: 5/11/2021
  17. Gaza preparing for escalation between Israel and Hamas over Jerusalem, says Hana Salah

    Published: 5/5/2021
  18. Middle East scholar Arzu Yilmaz says limits of Turkish military activity in Iraq are mostly set by Iran

    Published: 4/28/2021
  19. Ambassador Murat Mercan expects more US-Turkish cooperation, despite differences

    Published: 4/16/2021
  20. Sudan hoping for shift in Ethiopian position on Nile Dam talks, says Nureldin Satti, Sudan’s Ambassador to the United States

    Published: 4/14/2021

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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.