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Former United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross discusses tariff deadlines, possible tariff pitfalls, investor uncertainty, tariffs going beyond trade, and more. Ross spoke with Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld and Sonali Basak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams slammed the state’s former governor Andrew Cuomo for blowing the Democratic primary race, running as an independent and potentially splitting the vote against Zohran Mamdani. Mayor Adams says Cuomo had his chance and should drop out of the race. Ada ... Show More

Greylock Partner & LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman joins Bloomberg host Ed Ludlow to discuss competition in the AI sector, talent, and investments. They spoke at the 2025 Sun Valley Conference in Idaho.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This week, Fareed talks with CNN correspondent Oren Liebermann live from Tel Aviv about the latest on Israel-Hamas hostage-prisoner exchanges. Then Fareed speaks to Haaretz diplomatic correspondent Amir Tibon about whether the Israel-Hamas cease fire will be extended. CNN corresp ... Show More

Lebanon and Israel seem to be close to striking a deal on a disputed border in the Mediterranean. Andrew Mueller explains why this is surprising and why we shouldn’t see it as the beginning of a peace negotiation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

With Israel's military drawing up plans to to invade southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, concerns are rising over the potential for such an invasion to trigger a serious response from Iran. Richard Spencer explains how the new front to the north of Israel might create a m ... Show More

Adam is joined by chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and world affairs editor John Simpson to discuss the events in Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu warns the country will use “enormous force” against Hamas. And as the world reacts to the events, Lyse and John focus on ho ... Show More

Ambassador David Hale joins MEI's US-Lebanon Fellow Fadi Nicholas Nassar to discuss his book American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon: Lessons in Foreign Policy and the Middle East. They cover takeaways from his time as ambassador and the state of US-Lebanon and regional diplomacy follo ... Show More

Discussion on Lebanon's finances begins at 07:19. After a week packed with financial news, Ben and Timour are joined by Omar Tamo, journalist at L'Orient Today focused on banking and finance, to discuss the latest array of confusing decisions and negotiations between Lebanon's ce ... Show More

Israeli forces have traded artillery and rocket fire with Hezbollah, a militia backed by Iran that operates in Lebanon. We hear the voices of people living on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of N ... Show More

We’re talking Lebanon on The Escape Hour today. Our guest, David Gale, is discussing all things Lebanon with hosts Fiona, Russ and Stephane. Listen in to this podcast to discover more about the destinations of Lebanon from Beirut to locations beyond the capital. The post Talking ... Show More

Ben and Nizar dive into two of the big news stories in Lebanon this past week: a new lockdown in response to record cases of coronavirus and the border incident between Hezbollah and Israel. Also discussed: lack of transparency on electricity, political squabbles over the Bisri D ... Show More