Will the Trump administration reduce US troops in Syria?
Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba joins host Adam Lucente to discuss a plan under consideration by the White House to withdraw most US troops from Syria, including the potential effects ...
17 Apr 202514min
Middle East stock markets, Gulf oil rebound after Trump tariff decision. Will it last?
Al-Monitor’s senior market research analyst Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss how Middle Eastern markets reacted to US President Donald Trump pausing some tariffs, including oil price fluc...
10 Apr 20257min
What's behind new US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman?
Al-Monitor's State Department correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the upcoming US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman, including why the two sides agreed to negotiate and the pr...
8 Apr 20257min
Trump envoy Ortagus in Lebanon amid fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Beirut Beatrice Farhat joins host Adam Lucente to discuss US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus’ trip to Lebanon, the status of the ceasefire with Is...
4 Apr 202510min
What do Trump’s tariffs mean for the Middle East?
Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente to discuss US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on US imports, including which Middle Eastern countries are most affected a...
3 Apr 20258min
What's the significance of anti-Hamas protests in Gaza?
Al-Monitor's Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, including what they mean for the armed group, the Palestinian Authority and the ...
26 Mars 20257min
Turkey's protests enter 7th day: view from Ankara
Al-Monitor's correspondent in Ankara Ezgi Akin joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Turkey's persistent protests over the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekram Imamoglu, including effects on the Turkish econom...
25 Mars 20258min
What’s next for Turkey and Erdogan after arrest of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu?
Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent Amberin Zaman joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, specifically what it means for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dominance...
20 Mars 202513min
