Podcasts Government Babel: Translating the Middle East
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Babel: Translating the Middle East

72 episodes

Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates. All views, positions, and conclusions expressed here should be understood to be solely of those of the speaker(s).

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Karim Elgendy: Climate Diplomacy in the Middle East

Published: June 25, 2024, 8:35 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 7 seconds

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Analysis: Lebanon's Dangerous Campaign against Refugees

Published: June 18, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 28 seconds

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Jonathan Rynhold: Israel's Divided Politics

Published: June 11, 2024, 9:04 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds

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Analysis: Environmental Politics in Postrevolutionary Tunisia

Published: June 4, 2024, 4:59 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

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Sanam Vakil: Iran's Trajectory after Raisi

Published: May 29, 2024, 8:19 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds

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Analysis: The Impacts of Raisi's Death

Published: May 21, 2024, 2:16 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

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Nicholas Blanford: Hezbollahs Struggle Against Israel

Published: May 14, 2024, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds

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A Mezze: The Bonds of Marriage between Syria and Iraq

Published: May 7, 2024, 4:07 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds

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Hans Grundberg: Mediation in Yemen

Published: April 30, 2024, 6:49 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes

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Analysis: Iran and Israel's Cycle of Retaliation

Published: April 23, 2024, 3:09 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 50 seconds

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Hiba Husseini: Peacemaking After Oslo

Published: April 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds

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Analysis: Support for Refugees Erodes in the Middle East

Published: April 9, 2024, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds

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Zeid Raad Al Hussein: Human Rights in a Messy World

Published: April 2, 2024, 8:52 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 15 seconds

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Analysis: The New Forever Wars

Published: March 26, 2024, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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Dana Stroul: The U.S. Defense Strategy in the Middle East

Published: March 19, 2024, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 26 seconds

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Analysis: Redefining Climate Finance for a Troubled World

Published: March 12, 2024, 5:35 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 27 seconds

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Amos Yadlin: A New Type of Israeli War

Published: March 5, 2024, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Audio Brief: What Will the United States Do after the Drone Strike in Jordan?

Published: Feb. 27, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Amb. David Satterfield: Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

Published: Feb. 20, 2024, 9:19 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 36 seconds

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Audio Brief: A Different Two-State Solution

Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 2 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds

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Bader Al-Saif: Kuwait's Perceptions, People, and Progress

Published: Feb. 6, 2024, 9:37 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 41 seconds

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Analysis: Environmental Action in Tunisia

Published: Jan. 30, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds

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Yana Abu Taleb: Environmental Peacebuilding in Jordan

Published: Jan. 23, 2024, 9:29 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds

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Analysis: Climate Entrepreneurs in the Middle East

Published: Jan. 16, 2024, 6:40 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 2 seconds

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Rafat Al-Akhali: Yemen on the Brink

Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 39 seconds

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Audio Brief: China's Essential Role in the Gulf States' Energy Transitions

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

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Danny Hajjar: Today's Arab Music

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 28 seconds

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Analysis: Human Rights in a Multipolar World

Published: Dec. 19, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds

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Renad Mansour and Farea Al-Muslimi: The Cost of Political Settlements in the MENA Region

Published: Dec. 12, 2023, 10:29 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 50 seconds

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Analysis: The Ripple Effect of Water Insecurity

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 6:36 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds

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Rula Hardal: Life as a Palestinian Citizen of Israel

Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 10 seconds

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Audio Brief: Israel Could Lose

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 2:27 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds

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Khalil Sayegh: What We Get Wrong About Gaza

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds

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A Mezze: Chat GPMufti

Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds

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Neri Zilber: Inside Israeli Politics During Wartime

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 8:05 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 56 seconds

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Analysis: Developments in the Israel-Hamas War

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 2 seconds

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Dalal Mawad: The Port of Beirut Explosion Through Women's Eyes

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 8:12 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 2 seconds

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A Mezze: Fishing for Food Security

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 3:35 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 27 seconds

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Khalid Ikram: Egypt's Economic Crisis

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 8:39 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 52 seconds

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Viewpoint: Data Dead Zone

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 8:18 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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Tarek Megerisi: Libya's Crises

Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 11 seconds

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A Mezze: Tunisia's Hunger Games

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad: Iraq Through Iraqis' Eyes

Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 10:57 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 29 seconds

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A Mezze: Baaloul Verde

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 2:11 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds

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Haneen Sayed: Lebanon's Economic Crisis

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 8:50 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 4 seconds

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A Mezze: Keeping Iraq's Solar Community on Message

Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds

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Hana Al Omair: The Saudi Film Industry

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 8:15 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds

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A Mezze: Bride of the Beqqa

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 6:52 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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Jason Rezaian: The Rise of Hostage Taking

Published: July 25, 2023, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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A Mezze: Saudis Take to the Streets

Published: July 18, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds

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Shirin Hakim: Irans Environmental Challenges

Published: July 11, 2023, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 59 seconds

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A Mezze: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Published: July 4, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

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Dalia Hatuqa: Palestinian Politics

Published: June 27, 2023, 7:20 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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Analysis: LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the Middle East Backfires

Published: June 20, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds

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Christoph Reuter: Syrias War Economy.

Published: June 13, 2023, 8:41 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 29 seconds

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A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations

Published: June 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King

Published: May 30, 2023, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 39 seconds

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A Mezze: From Stable to TableEgypt's Donkey Meat Controversy

Published: May 23, 2023, 8:39 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds

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Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil

Published: May 16, 2023, 8:33 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 27 seconds

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A Mezze: Power Plays

Published: May 9, 2023, 8:37 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds

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Killian Clarke: Egypt's Counterrevolution and the Return to Tyranny

Published: May 2, 2023, 10:13 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds

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A Mezze: An Uphill Battle

Published: April 25, 2023, 8:29 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds

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Ayham Kamel: The Gulf's Regional Diplomacy

Published: April 18, 2023, 9:42 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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A Mezze: Help Wanted, But Not Found

Published: April 11, 2023, 8:48 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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Ali Vaez: Iran's Regional Policy

Published: April 4, 2023, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 8 seconds

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A Mezze: Saudi Arabia's New Anime Journey

Published: March 28, 2023, 10:17 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad

Published: March 21, 2023, 9:25 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 41 seconds

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A Mezze: Going Green with Envy

Published: March 14, 2023, 10:04 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

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Will Todman: Powering Recovery

Published: March 7, 2023, 9:53 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 41 seconds

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A Mezze: From Beijing to Jerusalem

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 11:03 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds

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Natasha Hall: The Aftermath of Earthquakes in Syria

Published: Feb. 21, 2023, 10:03 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 13 seconds

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A Mezze: On the Hook

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds

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Bilahari Kausikan: The Middle East in a Multipolar World

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 10:26 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 28 seconds

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A Mezze: Salmon Farming in the UAE

Published: Feb. 1, 2023, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 5 seconds

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Hanna Notte: Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 7:43 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 38 seconds

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A Mezze: Untying the Knot

Published: Jan. 17, 2023, 9:55 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds

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Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 9:12 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 50 seconds

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A Mezze: Weed Whacking

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 9:29 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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Khalid Albaih: The Information Bubble

Published: Dec. 27, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 31 seconds

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A Mezze: Blame it on the Bitcoin

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 10:12 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds

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C. Raja Mohan: India's Middle East Strategy

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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A Mezze: Patching Jordan's Water Leaks

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 10:14 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds

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Tamar Hermann: Israel's Rightward Shift

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 24 seconds

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A Mezze: Toons That Teach

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 10:54 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds

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Helen Lackner: Yemen in Conflict

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds

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A Mezze: Syrians Need Not Apply

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 9:36 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds

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COP 27 Preview: Electrifying the Middle East with Ali al-Saffar

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 9:09 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 56 seconds

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A Mezze: Meat Market

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 8:55 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

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Mahsa Alimardani: Protest, Social Media, and Censorship in Iran

Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 8:55 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 6 seconds

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A Mezze: Honey, I Froze the Kids

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 9:06 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

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Sami Atallah: Lebanon's Freefall

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 6:32 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 59 seconds

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A Mezze: Volunteer Trash Collectors

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 9:02 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds

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Marc Owen Jones: Real News, Fake News, and No News

Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 31 seconds

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A Mezze: It Takes a Village to Protect a River

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 8:38 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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Olivia Lazard: Climate in the Middle East

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 5 seconds

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A Mezze: Deus ex Trafica

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 11:32 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds

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Marsin Alshamary: Iraq's Political Crisis

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds

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A Mezze: Egypt's Killer Cuisine

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 7:44 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 59 seconds

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Accountability in Syria

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 29 seconds

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A Mezze: Taking the Heat

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 1:39 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds

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Henry Rome: Nuclear Negotiations with Iran

Published: July 26, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds

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A Mezze: Lebanon's Brewing Crisis

Published: July 19, 2022, 9:11 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds

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Gregory Gause: President Biden's Trip to Saudi Arabia

Published: July 12, 2022, 3:07 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 45 seconds

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A Mezze: No Milk, No Honey

Published: July 5, 2022, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

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Frank Verrastro: The Middle East and Global Energy Markets

Published: June 28, 2022, 9:10 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 17 seconds

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A Mezze: The DNA of Moroccan Society

Published: June 21, 2022, 6:47 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Nadia Oweidat: Disinformation in the Arab World

Published: June 14, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds

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A Mezze: Locals Be Dammed

Published: June 7, 2022, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds

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Frederic Hof: Lessons Learned from U.S. Negotiations with Syria

Published: May 31, 2022, 6:25 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 9 seconds

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A Mezze: Junked Food

Published: May 24, 2022, 7:50 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds

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Haider al-Abadi: Iraq and the Fight Against the Islamic State

Published: May 17, 2022, 7:37 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 7 seconds

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A Mezze: Dental Freelancers

Published: May 10, 2022, 4:02 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds

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Tim Lenderking: Hope in Yemen?

Published: May 3, 2022, 4:36 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds

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A Mezze: Algeria's Poorly Oiled Machine

Published: April 26, 2022, 2:11 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Seven

Published: April 19, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 37 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Six

Published: April 12, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Five

Published: April 5, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Four

Published: March 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 17 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Three

Published: March 22, 2022, 12:11 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 55 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part Two

Published: March 15, 2022, 1:03 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds

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U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part One

Published: March 8, 2022, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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Jane Arraf: Not Your Mother's Iraq

Published: March 1, 2022, 9:34 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 58 seconds

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A Mezze: Beauty Therapy

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 9:31 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds

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Natasha Hall: Rescuing Aid in Syria

Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 4:24 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds

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A Mezze: Morocco's Sand Mafias

Published: Feb. 8, 2022, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds

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Jason Rezaian: What We Get Wrong About Iran

Published: Feb. 1, 2022, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 2 seconds

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A Mezze: An Olive's Odyssey

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 6:37 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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Bassem Youssef: Satire and Dissent

Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 9:15 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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A Mezze: High-Tech Hajj

Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds

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Gulf Youth and the Urge for Change

Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 8:10 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 17 seconds

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A Mezze: Water Woes

Published: Dec. 14, 2021, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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In and Out of the Ivory Tower

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 7:45 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 22 seconds

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A Mezze: A Grave Dilemma

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 6:31 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds

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A Mezze: Camel Corruption Crackdown

Published: Nov. 23, 2021, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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Authoritarian Nostalgia in Libya

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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A Mezze: Killer Congestion

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 5:09 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

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The Middle East's Political Economies

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 33 seconds

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A Mezze: A Hard Pill to Swallow

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 2:27 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds

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Levantine Contrasts

Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 9:26 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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A Mezze: Learning Curve

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds

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Competing Views of the United States

Published: Oct. 5, 2021, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds

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A Mezze: New Housewives of Egypt

Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds

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Tunisia's Popular Authoritarian

Published: Sept. 21, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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A Mezze: Balancing Priorities

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

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Iran's Interests in Afghanistan

Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds

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A Mezze: Morocco's Mixed Harvest

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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The Global Energy Transition

Published: Aug. 24, 2021, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 22 seconds

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A Mezze: Abu Dhabi Goes Green for Greens

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 2:35 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds

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U.S. Restraint in the Middle East

Published: Aug. 10, 2021, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds

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A Mezze: Women's Work

Published: Aug. 3, 2021, 1:56 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds

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Yemen's Civil War

Published: July 27, 2021, 8:08 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 20 seconds

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A Mezze: Spending to Save

Published: July 20, 2021, 2:33 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

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Iran's Future

Published: July 13, 2021, 7:31 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds

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A Mezze: Reeding between the Lines

Published: July 12, 2021, 1:58 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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The Politicization of Aid in Syria

Published: June 29, 2021, 9:35 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 19 seconds

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A Mezze: Gold from Garbage

Published: June 22, 2021, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds

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Israel's New Government

Published: June 15, 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 47 seconds

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A Mezze: Bright Skies, Bright Future

Published: June 8, 2021, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds

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Rituals of Protest

Published: June 1, 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds

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A Mezze: Chopped Liver

Published: May 25, 2021, 4:28 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds

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Building Sustainable States

Published: May 18, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

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A Mezze: Set in Stone

Published: May 11, 2021, 1:44 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds

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Journalism and Politics in Egypt

Published: May 4, 2021, 9:47 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 42 seconds

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A Mezze: Moonstruck

Published: April 27, 2021, 8:19 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds

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Jordan's Royal Intrigue

Published: April 20, 2021, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds

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A Mezze: Baby Boom or Bust

Published: April 13, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds

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Lebanon's Energy Sector

Published: April 6, 2021, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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A Mezze: Borders Without Doctors

Published: March 30, 2021, 7:31 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds

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Syria's Decade of Tragedy

Published: March 22, 2021, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 14 seconds

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A Mezze: Perils of the Sea

Published: March 16, 2021, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds

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UN Mediation in Libya

Published: March 9, 2021, 4:22 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 39 seconds

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A Mezze: Influence Peddlers

Published: March 2, 2021, 6:44 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds

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Erdogan's Middle East Policy

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 58 seconds

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A Mezze: Home Grown

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds

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Saudi Arabia and the Labor Market

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 4:26 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 43 seconds

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A Mezze: Pipe Dream

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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Restoring Iraq's Marshes

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 3:14 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds

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A Mezze: Ba'athist Blues

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

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The Arab Spring Ten Years On

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 4:28 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 15 seconds

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A Mezze: Drivers of Change

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 4:48 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

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Rising Temperatures in the Middle East

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 23 seconds

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A Mezze: Secondhand in Demand

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds

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Satire and Comedy in the Arab World

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds

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A Mezze: Delivering the Goods

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds

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Surveying Arab Youth

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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A Mezze: Dying for Power

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 6:04 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Iran and the New U.S. Administration

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 35 seconds

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A Mezze: Reading the Signs in Istanbul

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds

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How the Middle East Views the U.S. Election

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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A Mezze: Seoul Music

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 8:28 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds

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The Rise of Iraq's Shi'ite Militias

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 1:58 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 7 seconds

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A Mezze: Cyber-Sheikh

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part Six

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 3:53 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 31 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part Five

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 25 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part Four

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part Three

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 2:09 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 33 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part Two

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 2:12 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 57 seconds

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Russia in the Middle East: Part One

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 53 seconds

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Lebanon's Latest Explosion

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 2 seconds

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Why Women Join the Islamic State

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 2:19 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds

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The History of Saudi-Iranian Competition

Published: July 28, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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A Mezze: Blessed Bling

Published: July 21, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds

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The Changing World of Arab Television

Published: July 14, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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A Mezze: Bad Love

Published: July 7, 2020, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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Jordan's Economy During Covid-19

Published: June 30, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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A Mezze: Fodder for Debate

Published: June 23, 2020, 12:36 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

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The Internationalization of Libya

Published: June 16, 2020, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 44 seconds

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A Mezze: Cut from Whole Cloth

Published: June 9, 2020, noon
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

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The Climate-Security Nexus with Marwa Daoudy

Published: June 2, 2020, noon
Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds

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A Mezze: Speaking the Same Language

Published: May 26, 2020, 12:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 59 seconds

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Changing Gulf Economies During Covid-19

Published: May 19, 2020, noon
Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds

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A Mezze: Wife Goes On

Published: May 12, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds

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Disinformation During Covid-19

Published: May 5, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 16 seconds

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A Mezze: You've Got Mail

Published: April 28, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 18 seconds

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COVID-19 in Iran

Published: April 21, 2020, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 53 seconds

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A Mezze: Moral Test

Published: April 14, 2020, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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Economic Implication of COVID-19 in the Middle East

Published: April 7, 2020, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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A Mezze: Iraqs Explosive Plague

Published: March 31, 2020, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

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COVID-19 and Cascading Crises in the Middle East

Published: March 25, 2020, 8:42 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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Jihadi Poetry in Yemen

Published: March 24, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 29 seconds

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A Mezze: Sana's Solar Revolution

Published: March 17, 2020, 2:05 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds

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Sectarianism in Lebanon

Published: March 10, 2020, 1:41 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part Six

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part Five

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part Four

Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part Three

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 38 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part Two

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 14 seconds

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China in the Middle East: Part One

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 2:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds

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A Mezze: Santa Claus is Coming to Tehran

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 2:42 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds

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A Mezze: Dodging a Bullet

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds

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The Rise of Individualism in the Arab World

Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 40 seconds

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A Mezze: Fire Sale

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, noon
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

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Climate and Conflict in the Middle East

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 8:40 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 5 seconds

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A Mezze: Cosmic Intervention

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 1:18 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds

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Russian Disinformation in Syria

Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 1:17 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds

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A Mezze: Bringing Back Babel

Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 12:19 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

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Getting aid to Yemen

Published: Oct. 23, 2019, 12:20 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 4 seconds

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Do Syrian Negotiations Matter?

Published: Oct. 9, 2019, 12:21 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 9 seconds

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How Iran Negotiates

Published: Sept. 24, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 59 seconds

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U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East

Published: Sept. 11, 2019, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds

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