Iran unlikely to consider crossing nuclear weapons threshold unless attacked, says Ali Vaez
Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, discusses why the Iran nuclear talks could remain in ‘suspended animation;’ why some Iranian leaders may prefer to stick with the ‘re...
7 Okt 202144min
US intervention in Syria is different to Afghanistan says security expert Aaron Stein
As the Biden administration vows to put an end to America's "endless wars," the United States' military campaign against the Islamic State in Syria stands out as a rare success. Several hundred US Spe...
30 Sep 202132min
Vivian Salama previews the Biden Administration’s Middle East priorities at the UN General Assembly
Wall Street Journal National Security Reporter Vivian Salama discusses what to expect at the UN this week, including the impact of the US-France diplomatic dispute on the Middle East; why an Iran nucl...
20 Sep 202144min
Europe, West threatened by Atmospheric Jihadism and the entrepreneurs of wrath, says Gilles Kepel
Professor Gilles Kepel of Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, discusses his latest book, The Prophet and the Pandemic; why Saudi Arabia is shifting its center of gravity to the Red Sea; the symbolis...
15 Sep 202146min
Iraqis fear worse chaos amid waning US presence, says Bilal Wahab
The debacle unfolding in Afghanistan starting with the chaotic exit of US troops has reverberated across Iraq with many Iraqis wondering whether a similar future awaits them too. Will the United State...
8 Sep 202127min
Armenia expert Richard Giragosian: Peace between Armenia, Turkey more likely than before
Turkey helped its Turkic Muslim ally Azerbaijan defeat Armenia in a short and bloody war over the mainly Armenian enclave of Nagorno Karabakh last fall. A Russian brokered peace remains in place and n...
30 Aug 202130min
US 'diplomatic muscle' can boost Libyan transition, says former UN Envoy Stephanie Williams
Stephanie Williams, the former acting UN Envoy to Libya, explains the background and prospects for the UN-mediated political transition in Libya; the roles of the US, Turkey, and Russia in the diploma...
23 Aug 202136min
Iran has been getting closer to the Taliban for some time, says Shelly Kittleson
Al-Monitor columnist Shelly Kittleson shares observations from her reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq, including the Taliban’s relations with Iran and ISIS; what the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mig...
18 Aug 202138min
