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Jul 2022
39m 47s

President Biden travels to the Middle Ea...

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Following President Biden’s first Middle East trip and on the eve of President Putin’s trip to Tehran, Fareed asks Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University if new cold war divisions are solidifying in the Middle East. Then, President of Iraq, Barham Salih, sits down with Fareed to discuss Washington’s ... Show More
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