This week, Fareed talks with CNN correspondent Jeremy Diamond live from Tel Aviv about recent Israeli strikes, as well as an update on the ongoing hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Then, Fareed talks to New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof about parsing out fact and fiction in the Israel-Hamas war and how dynamics between the two s ... Show More
Oct 4
Bill Maher on the Midterms, AI Worldwide, the Future of Free Trade
Fareed sits down with the ever-opinionated comedian Bill Maher, who aims his political arrows at both the right and the left, to discuss the midterm elections and the future of the Democratic Party. Then, Fareed hears from Brett McGurk, former Coordinator for the Middle East and ... Show More
43m 25s
Sep 27
Leaders on Ukraine and Russia, Serbia’s President on Political Flux, Bill Gates on AI Risks
Today on a special UNGA edition of the show, Fareed speaks with the leaders of two nations that have been ardent supporters of Ukraine since the war: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, of Norway, and President Alexander Stubb, of Finland, about the prospects for peace. Then, Fareed ... Show More
42m 34s
Sep 20
Microsoft AI CEO on Growing Concern Over Industry Safety
Fareed speaks with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman about issues roiling the AI industry and scaring the public, and about whether AI should be regulated. Also, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen, is escalating. Fareed speaks ... Show More
42m 55s
Oct 2023
October 16th, 2023: Israel’s Gaza Challenge, China Chimes In, & Refugee Controversies
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We dive deep into the current situation in southern Israel as the IDF gears up for its offensive into the Gaza Strip. With the Hamas terrorists' rampage going on for more than a week, the challenges of evacuating civilians from an i ... Show More
15m 59s
Oct 2023
War in Gaza: To What End and At What Cost?
<p>In this episode of <em>Hold Your Fire</em>!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Mairav Zonszein, Robert Blecher, Tahani Mustafa and Heiko Wimmen to discuss what has happened over the past week in Gaza and where the war might be headed. Richard first talks to Mairav and ... Show More
46m 42s
Oct 2023
Israel-Gaza: High Stakes Diplomacy
After two Israeli hostages were released by Hamas last night, BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale joins Katya Adler, who’s in Jerusalem, to discuss how diplomacy is impacting the Israel-Gaza conflict. And, Adam is joined by BBC football correspondent John Murray to discuss ... Show More
32m 9s
Nov 2023
Will There Be a Day After for Gaza?
<p>In this episode of <em>Hold Your Fire!</em>, Richard talks to Crisis Group experts Tahani Mustafa and Heiko Wimmen, as well as to Daniel Levy, president of the U.S./Middle East Project, about the surge in settler attacks in the West Bank, the escalating tensions at the Israel- ... Show More
47m 1s
Apr 2024
Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel
<p>This week on Hold Your Fire! Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez, Mairav Zonszein, Michael Hanna, Lahib Higel and Robert Blecher to discuss the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, risks of a wider regional war and what the escalation means for the war in G ... Show More
49m 11s
May 2024
Egypt and Gaza: Cairo Talks, Sinai Fears
<p>In this episode of<em> Hold Your Fire!, </em>Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s North Africa director Riccardo Fabiani, U.S. director Michael Hanna and Dareen Khalifa, Crisis Group’s senior dialogue adviser, to talk about the Gaza war’s impact on Egypt. They assess the latest ... Show More
43m 58s