Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
Opposition Upset Victory in Turkey's Local Elections
April 4, 2024
45:20
Rethinking Democracy, Ep. 1: Why Does Democracy Flourish? With Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem
March 26, 2024
52:13
The Evolving Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel
March 11, 2024
47:44
Interview with Rashid Al Khalifa - Bahraini artist, collector and founder of RAK Art Foundation
March 6, 2024
37:32
What’s next for Pakistan after election shock?
Feb. 21, 2024
36:29
Iran’s 1979 revolution and its resonance today
Feb. 13, 2024
35:30
Spotlight on US Syria policy
Feb. 4, 2024
29:36
The Gaza War's Regional Reverberations
Jan. 29, 2024
34:36
Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the US political discourse on Israel/Palestine
Jan. 10, 2024
41:37
Themes of COP28
Dec. 5, 2023
23:02
Turkey at 100
37:18
Iran and the Israel-Hamas War
Nov. 15, 2023
30:06
Climate Financing
Sept. 19, 2023
19:02
Prospects for Saudi Arabia-Israel Normalization
Sept. 7, 2023
45:01
Little Amal Walks Across America
Aug. 28, 2023
26:03
Ben Samuels | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 3
Aug. 22, 2023
46:51
France’s Foreign Policy towards Lebanon and its Discontents
July 21, 2023
01:08:45
Perspectives from the Bonn Climate Change Conference Ahead of COP28
July 10, 2023
33:35
Itamar Rabinovich on “Middle Eastern Maze”
June 21, 2023
25:57
Richard A. Clarke | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 2
June 12, 2023
49:10
Art in Dialogue with Nature: An Exploration of Saudi Arabia’s New Valley of the Arts
June 7, 2023
26:36
David Schenker | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 1
June 1, 2023
48:46
Ending the use of child soldiers
May 17, 2023
36:33
Turkey’s Critical Elections
May 9, 2023
32:39
Tunisia's new state institutions, legitimacy, and the future of the political transition
May 2, 2023
57:34
What Does the US-China Tech Cold War Mean for the Middle East?
April 25, 2023
19:45
Earth Day: Environmental Opportunities and Challenges in the Middle East
April 18, 2023
26:29
On Food and Sustainability: A conversation with Moza Al Matrooshi and Christian Sleiman
April 11, 2023
30:13
Water Resource Challenges in MENA
March 30, 2023
31:31
Can the Lira be saved?
March 10, 2023
58:48
The influence of Atmospheric Rivers in MENA
Feb. 28, 2023
28:26
Russia's Influence in MENA After a Year of War in Ukraine
Feb. 24, 2023
01:02:56
MEI's Arts and Culture Center joins DESIGNEAST in Dubai
Feb. 21, 2023
40:45
Is There a Way Forward for Political Resolution in Yemen?
Feb. 13, 2023
32:51
Justice, the Beirut Blast, and Lebanon's Continued Crisis
Feb. 1, 2023
43:21
EU Energy Security & the Maghreb
Jan. 24, 2023
28:23
MENA Music and More!
Jan. 3, 2023
26:14
Iran’s Protests 3 Months On
Dec. 19, 2022
30:43
COP 27: Ask the Experts with Mohammed Mahmoud
Nov. 7, 2022
29:43
Russia’s War on Ukraine: Iran’s Growing Role and the Nuclear Threat
Nov. 1, 2022
The Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy
Oct. 25, 2022
49:24
Pakistan's Climate, Economic, and Political Crises
Oct. 11, 2022
39:26
Contending with Reality in Palestine & Israel
Oct. 4, 2022
52:09
Iran's Growing Protests
Sept. 23, 2022
37:43
Yemen After Eight Years of Civil War
Sept. 13, 2022
34:47
Algeria & France: Untangling Past and Present
Sept. 2, 2022
44:55
Iraq's Deepening Political Crisis
Aug. 25, 2022
30:58
MENA Photography: More than your eyes can see
Aug. 9, 2022
37:24
The US strike on al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri
42:22
Biden's Trip to the Middle East
July 27, 2022
55:19
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