Podcasts

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Hezbollah and Israel’s Ongoing War on Lebanon
Dec 2, 2025
Imad K. Harb and Khalil E. Jahshan examine the situation in Lebanon, focusing on the challenges of disarming Hezbollah and the ongoing Israeli military campaig…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Does Israel Really Want Peace?
Nov 18, 2025
Khalil E. Jahshan analyzes how the US and Israel are promoting normalization with Arab and Islamic countries, alongside Trump’s Gaza plan, as a means to avoid …
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SyriaUS Foreign Policy
Mr. Sharaa Comes to Washington
Nov 17, 2025
Radwan Ziadeh and Yousef Munayyer discuss Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House, exploring what Syrians hope to gain from the trip, and w…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections
A Changing Conversation on the Left and Right
Nov 11, 2025
Experts examine how the war on Gaza has reshaped global public opinion toward Israel, and explore how these shifting perceptions influenced the New York mayora…
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
A Ceasefire in Gaza?
Oct 27, 2025
Experts examine the Trump administration’s proposed plan for Gaza, assess the likelihood of a lasting ceasefire, evaluate the current role of the US in the reg…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Plan for Palestine
Oct 23, 2025
Yousef Munayyer chats with Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Shaeffer Omer-Man about their new book, which offers a blueprint for a future in Palestine and Israel…
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JordanUS Foreign Policy
The Most American King
Sep 23, 2025
Aaron Magid and Khalil E. Jahshan explore King Abdullah II's evolving relationship with the United States over the past 26 years, as well as Magid's new book, …
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Israel’s Ever Expanding Belligerency
Sep 22, 2025
Experts discuss escalating tensions as Israel launches attacks across the region, including a failed airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha and alleged dron…
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Palestine Takes Center Stage
Sep 5, 2025
Experts examine the announced plans of several countries to recognize Palestine at the UNGA, Israel’s targeting of journalists at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, and …
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30 Years with Gaza
Aug 26, 2025
Brian K. Barber discusses his decades of research in Gaza and his book "No Way But Forward," which chronicles the experiences of three Palestinian families liv…
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Deadly “Humanitarianism” in Gaza
Aug 8, 2025
About the PodcastExperts discuss Israel's use of starvation as a weapon and the role of the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" in exacerbating the suffering in the…
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IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
What Just Happened in Iran?
Jul 3, 2025
Experts discuss Israel's war on Iran, the US strikes against the Iranian nuclear facilities, and the implications of the conflict for the Middle East and beyon…
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US Domestic Politics and Elections
A Political Earthquake in New York
Jul 3, 2025
Peter Beinart, Heba Gowayed, and Yousef Munayyer discuss Zohran Mamdani's surprise victory in New York City's mayoral Democratic primary and the implication it…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics
The GCC and Israel’s War on Iran
Jun 17, 2025
Khalil E. Jahshan and Kristian Coates Ulrichsen discuss how the Gulf Arab states are responding to Israel’s assault on Iran and explore the broader implication…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Trump heads to the Middle East
May 12, 2025
About the PodcastExperts discuss Trump's trip to the region, the US deal with the Houthis, the dismissal of Michael Walz, the humanitarian situation in Gaza an…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Trump and Netanyahu Talk Gaza and Iran
Apr 11, 2025
Experts discuss the deteriorating situation in Gaza as well as Netanyahu's recent meeting with Trump and its implications for the Middle East.
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Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
Crackdowns continue from Palestine to America
Mar 28, 2025
Hanna Alshaikh, Yara M. Asi, Rami G. Khouri, and Yousef Munayyer discuss the resumption of Israel's war on Gaza and the Trump administration's arrest of the wa…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Taking Biden to Court
Mar 12, 2025
Sarah Leah Whitson discusses her organization's efforts to urge the ICC to investigate Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin for their personal roles in …
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Trump’s Foreign Policy and the Middle East
Mar 6, 2025
Hanna Alshaikh, Yara M. Asi, Rami G. Khouri, and Yousef Munayyer discuss US foreign policy in the first six weeks of the Trump administration and how it affect…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A New Year and a Region in Transition
Jan 13, 2025
Hanna Alshaikh, Yara M. Asi, Rami G. Khouri, and Yousef Munayyer discuss how the Middle East region has changed over the past year and their expectations for 2…