Lebanon Ambassador Talks Israel-Hamas Co...

Former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, a contender for the next US central bank chief, called for a percentage point of interest-rate cuts this year, with scope to do more in 2026. He speaks on the sidelines of the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium ... Show More

Richard Clarida, global economic advisor at Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco), reacts to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium with Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Annmarie Hordern and Michael McKee.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

PIIE President Adam Posen says “it was the world of central bankers rallying around Jay and the Fed, publicly backing Fed independence,” at the Bank for International Settlements’ annual meeting in late June and the European Central Bank’s Sintra conference in early July. He spea ... Show More

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

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