Middle East Focus

The Middle East's Water and Climate Crisis: Lessons from Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf

Lebanon and the UNIFIL Mandate: Disarming Hizballah and Reclaiming Sovereignty

Egypt and Gaza: Conflict, Crisis, and the Path to a Ceasefire

The Regional and Domestic Elements of Erdoğan's Grand Strategy

Bonus Episode: Understanding the Violence in Southern Syria

The Gulf’s Geo-Economic Balancing Act

Deals, Diplomacy, and Day-After Plans: The Trump Administration's Middle East Strategy

Lebanon at a Crossroads: Sovereignty, Hizballah's Disarmament, and the Road to Reform

Syria Looks to a Future Unburdened from US Sanctions

AI, Tech, and the Future of US-Gulf Relations

US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal & the Future of Red Sea Security

Trump’s Gulf Visit: Strategic Stakes and Symbolic Optics

Turkey at a Crossroads: Protests, Crackdowns, and the Future of Democracy

US-Iran Nuclear Talks: A Fragile Opening for Diplomacy

Toni Verstandig on What We’ve Learned—and Forgotten—About Peace

Two Years of War in Sudan and the Elusive Path to Peace

Frank Lowenstein | Ep. 10

Diplomacy, Technology, and Innovation: Amb. Stuart Jones on the Evolution of US-Middle East Relations

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 7: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future

Dan Shapiro | ‘Taking the Edge Off the Middle East’ ep. 9

Ibrahim Dalalsha and Shira Efron| 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 8

NYT bestselling author Kwame Alexander on the intersection of art and social change

Barbara A. Leaf | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 7

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 6: Shariah, Democracy, and the Future of Governance in Syria

Norman T. Roule | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 6

Trump, Gaza, and the Future of US Policy in the Middle East

End of an era: The fall of the Assad regime

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 5: Impact of Donald Trump’s Election on American Democracy and the World with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Larry Diamond

How might US-Israeli relations evolve under the Trump administration?

1,000 Days of Russia's Full-Scale War Against Ukraine

Steven A. Cook | ’Taking the Edge Off the Middle East’ Ep. 5

Danielle Pletka | ‘Taking the Edge Off the Middle East’ Ep. 4

The Axis of Resistance Pt. 2: Iran

The Axis of Resistance Pt. 1: the Proxies

Hezbollah, Israel, and the Lebanese Armed Forces

Yemen's Civil War: Ten Years Later

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 4: China's Growing Presence in the Middle East with Dr. F. Gregory Gause and Dr. Jon Alterman

ISIS and the detainee dilemma

ISIS’s enduring threat in Syria and Iraq

Israeli Strikes and the Risk of Regional Escalation

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 3: Economic Conditions and Support for Democracy with Daron Acemoglu and Tamara Cofman Wittes

On the Eve of the Washington Summit: Shoring up NATO’s Vulnerable Flanks

Iran's snap presidential elections

Migration in North Africa: EU Engagement & Policies

American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon with Amb. David Hale

Deterrence Reasserted? Debating Iran's Missile Capabilities and Willingness to Use Force

Sudan's civil war and its regional impact

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 2: What is the Rule of Law? With Thomas Carothers and Vali Nasr

Opposition Upset Victory in Turkey's Local Elections

Rethinking Democracy, Ep. 1: Why Does Democracy Flourish? With Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem