Syria expert Aron Lund: Syria’s Assad should be nervous about Russian setbacks in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is set to have cascading effects in Syria, where the Kremlin has been propping up the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Faced with crippling sanctions and major ...
22 Mars 202229min
Iran nuclear deal opens possibilities for Gulf regional security, says Mark Fitzpatrick
Mark Fitzpatrick, Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, explains why the Iran nuclear agreement, while not ‘ideal’, remains a good one for the US, the region, and nucl...
17 Mars 202236min
Russian position emboldens Iran in nuclear talks, says Dimitri Simes
Dimitri Simes, President and CEO of the Center for the National Interest and Publisher of its foreign policy magazine, The National Interest, discusses the prospects for a diplomatic solution in Ukrai...
10 Mars 202240min
A US, NATO No Fly Zone in Ukraine means war with Russia, says RAND’s Sam Charap
Samuel Charap, senior political Scientist at RAND Corporation and top expert on Russia and Ukraine, discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western response; what Russia learned, or didn’t lear...
3 Mars 202243min
Iraqi Kurdis LGBT rights activist Zhiar Ali says local authorities do nothing to discourage killings
The murder last month of a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan by her brother in a so-called honor killing underlines the impunity faced by the LGBT community in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and beyond. C...
24 Feb 202222min
Intra-Sudanese dialogue, role of military, key benchmarks for transition, says UN Sudan Envoy Volker Perthes
Dr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sudan, discusses the role of UN diplomacy, as well as the impact of the October 25, 2021 coup and the Ethiopian civilian war ...
15 Feb 202228min
Gulf climate initiatives a sign of ‘real change,’ says Amy Myers Jaffe
Amy Myers Jaffe, Managing Director of the Climate Policy Lab at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, discusses the Gulf carbon-zero commitments; Egypt’s renewable energy ambitions; the geopolitics...
7 Feb 202228min
Ukraine analyst lliya Kusa: Ukrainians see in Turkey and Erdogan what they want for themselves
As US led diplomacy fails to de-escalate tensions with Russia over Ukraine, Turkey with its drones and unequivocal support for Ukraine's territorial integrity is seen as a solid ally.See Privacy Polic...
1 Feb 202230min
