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Aug 27
Neither victory nor defeat: SDF's dissolution marks new phase for Syria's Kurds, says Al Majalla's Ibrahim Hamidi
Many Kurds across the region feel angered by the Aug. 25 announcement by Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazlum Kobane that the force has been formally dissolved. Ibrahim Hamidi, a veteran Syrian journalist and editor-in-chief of Al Majalla, argues that the push for K ... Show More
34m 58s
Aug 20
A clash between Turkey, Israel ‘only a matter of time’ says Israeli analyst Danny Citrinowicz
Tensions between Turkey and Israel have been spiraling over Gaza, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa and above all in Syria. Fears of a confrontation between the US allies grew this week after Israel bombed a military airport near the Turkish border, saying Turkish for ... Show More
27m 33s
Aug 11
Iran sees threats, opportunities but little deterrence in Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact, says Hamidreza Azizi
The mutual defense pact signed between the regional Muslim powers comes against the backdrop of the Iran war, which has hurt Gulf countries more than any others.Saudi Arabia's oil sales have plummeted. Its energy infrastructure is badly damaged. It hopes Turkey and Pakistan's hel ... Show More
38m 57s
Jun 2018
The Middle East after ISIS: what is at stake? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Gilles Kepel | ISIS has been defeated militarily, but the fight for the Middle East is just beginning. At this event Gilles Kepel, author of The Rise of Jihad in the West, discusses the future of the region and how it will shape global politics in the decade ... Show More
1h 37m
Aug 2025
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Trump's Dangerous Moves.
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39m 39s
Feb 2024
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Does The CIA Destabilize the World?
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Oct 2022
How the US Used Saudi Arabia to Fuel Fanaticism & Fight Progressive Movements Worldwide, w/ As’ad Abukhalil
<p><b>To discuss the history of the Arab Gulf states as Western imperial outposts and the damage they have done and continue to do to the left and progressive movements around the world, Rania Khalek was joined by As’ad Abukhalil, a Lebanese-American professor of political scienc ... Show More
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May 2024
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : How Israel Has Changed
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Aug 2024
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Can Diplomacy Bring Middle East Peace?
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Mar 2024
Col. Douglas Macgregor: Europe Crumbling, Middle East Exploding
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Jun 2025
Prof. Gilbert Doctorow : What the Kremlin Thinks of Trump.
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Professor Gilles Kepel of Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, discusses his latest book, The Prophet and the Pandemic; why Saudi Arabia is shifting its center of gravity to the Red Sea; the symbolism and consequences of Erdogan’s re-Islamization of the Hagia Sophia; and how and why trends in North Africa reach the banileues of Europe.
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