On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

202 Episodes

1. Time for a rethink — and a shift away from ‘threatism ’— for US strategy in the Middle East, says RAND team

   Published: 3/2/2021
2. ‘Tech That’: Sam Blatteis, former head of Google Gulf Government Relations, takes us inside the Middle East Digital Boom

   Published: 2/23/2021
3. Who are the Syrian Kurdish women fighters who took down the Islamic State? Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the inside story

   Published: 2/17/2021
4. Yemen may be best opportunity for regional diplomacy with Iran, says Mohsen Milani

   Published: 2/9/2021
5. Ethiopia showing ‘no political will whatsoever’ to reach deal on Nile Dam, says Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Zahran

   Published: 2/3/2021
6. Hebah Fisher on why podcasts are becoming the medium of choice for Arab youth

   Published: 1/26/2021
7. Can Syria be stitched back together again? Not any time soon says analyst Elizabeth Tsurkov

   Published: 1/20/2021
8. ‘Things are going to get tougher’ in US-Turkey relations, says Amberin Zaman

   Published: 1/12/2021
9. Arab youth turning to podcasts for expression, culture, and connection, says Leila Hamadeh

   Published: 1/5/2021
10. Former Pentagon Official Mick Mulroy makes the case for US staying power in Middle East

    Published: 12/29/2020
11. Al-Monitor correspondents Hagedorn, Lucente, and Szuba on what to expect from the Biden Administration in the Middle East

    Published: 12/22/2020
12. Mahmoud Abbas has ‘frozen’ the Palestinian movement, says Daoud Kuttab

    Published: 12/15/2020
13. Israeli scholar Micky Aharonson breaks down Putin’s strategy in Israel, Iran and Syria

    Published: 12/9/2020
14. Biden Administration should give early priority to setting clear expectations for Saudi policy

    Published: 12/1/2020
15. Turkey may no longer be model partner, but US has interest in finding common ground where it can

    Published: 11/24/2020
16. ‘Creative diplomacy’ very much an option for US and Iran under Biden Administration

    Published: 11/17/2020
17. Bahrain committed to both normalization with Israel and two-state solution, says Bahrain Ambassador to US

    Published: 11/11/2020
18. HR McMaster explains why it would be a mistake to return to Iran deal and the perils of disengagement in the Middle East

    Published: 11/3/2020
19. ‘Foregone conclusion’ that Erdogan is rooting for Trump in US presidential election

    Published: 10/30/2020
20. US democracy promotion in the Middle East ‘largely discredited,’ says Steven Cook of Council on Foreign Relations

    Published: 10/21/2020