المدونات الصوتية

Eliza Campbell and Emerson T. Brooking discuss the Israeli government’s suppression of Palestinian online speech and activism, the surprising role that American social media companies play in the process, and their recent article for Foreign Policy, “How to End Israel’s DIgital Occupation.”

المزيد من الحلقات

ما الذي تعنيه نتائج انتخابات العراق وكيف ستؤثر على واقع ومستقبل حراك تشرين؟ يحاور إبراهيم الأصيل الباحثة مارسين الشمّري في هذه الحلقة. — Ibrahim Al-Assil Marsin Alshamary

— إبراهيم الأصيل Ibrahim Al-Assil رشا العقيدي Rasha AlAqeeda

يحاور إبراهيم الأصيل ضيف الحلقة كريس أبي ناصيف حول أهم ما جرى في لبنان في عام 2020 وما يجب متابعته في 2021.

يحاور إبراهيم الأصيل ضيف الحلقة صفوان الأمين حول أهم ما جرى في العراق في عام 2020 وما يجب متابعته في 2021.

يحاور إبراهيم الأصيل ضيفة الحلقة رميثة البوسعيدي حول التغير المناخي في الشرق الأوسط وما يجب متابعته في 2021، وكارثة إعصار شاهين التي ضربت سلطنة عُمان.

What were the most significant developments in the Middle East and regional policy in 2021? MEI’s Paul Salem, Randa Slim, Bilal Saab, and Karen Young join the program to discuss the key events and what trends to watch in 2022.

Gerald Feierstein, Afshin Molavi, and Courtney Freer discuss the state of the United Arab Emirates as the country celebrates its 50th anniversary, including its history, economic development, and domestic and regional policy objectives.

Bilal Saab, senior fellow and founding director of MEI’s Defense & Security Program, discusses the recently completed Defense Department Global Posture Review (GPR), his thoughts on the review and process, and how it will impact the U.S. strategy in the Middle East.

Mohammed Mahmoud, director of MEI’s Climate and Water Program, and Abbey Krulik, who attended the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, as an observer, discuss takeaways from the conference and the Glasgow Pact that was signed there.

Alex Vatanka and Michael Metrinko discuss the Iranian hostage crisis, how it has shaped US-Iran relations, and what that history tells us about the present and potential future of the Islamic Republic. Metrinko also recounts his experience as a political officer at the embassy in Iran in 1979 and being one of the 52 hostages.

Marvin Weinbaum and Javid Ahmad discuss conditions in Afghanistan since falling back under Taliban rule, including worsening economic and humanitarian crises, the security situation, the role of international and regional actors, and where things might be headed moving forward.

Artists Helen Zughaib and John Halaka join MEI’s Lyne Sneige in conversation on the MEI Art Gallery’s current exhibition, “Converging Lines: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.” They discuss the exhibition’s themes of exile, memory formation, changing identities, and the state of in-betweenness that often accompanies migration.

Mohammed Alsulami and Kasra Aarabi join Banafsheh Keynoush to discuss the latest talks between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Several rounds of talks between Riyadh and Tehran been held in Baghdad since April. They are taking place amid a broader regional trend toward deconfliction and as negotiations in Vienna over the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal appear to have bogged down.

المزيد من الحلقات

أرسل الشباب العراقي رسالة حازمة في الانتخابات، وأعطت المقاعد العشرة جرعة من الأمل لحركة تشرين رغم تركيز عناوين الأخبار على المالكي والصدر. يستعرض إبراهيم الأصيل رأياً لحفصة حلاوة حول الانتخابات العراقية ونتائجها. — Ibrahim Al-Assil Hafsa Halawa