In our annual year in review episode, MEI experts Paul Salem, Gonul Tol, Charles Lister, Alex Vatanka, Marvin Weinbaum, and Mirette Mabrouk sit with host Alistair Taylor to discuss the key events across the region in 2019, what surprised them, and where things stand as we head into 2020.
Section timecodes:
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00:26 — Paul Salem’s regional overview
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13:56 — Gonul Tol on Turkey
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26:47 — Charles Lister on Syria
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36:13 — Alex Vatanka on Iran
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46:15 — Marvin Weinbaum on Afghanistan
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55:35 — Mirette Mabrouk on Egypt
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