As Lebanon takes a deep breath to ponder what happens next, so do we. Ben and Nizar analyze the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri (and by extension his government), what this means for the protest movement and its demands moving forward, and what government formation possibilities are on the table - technocratic, techo political etc. And yes, Ben's ' ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Dec 2024
Ben Reacts: The End of Assad in Syria
Ben Shapiro reacts to the breaking news of Bashar al-Assad’s regime being forced out of Syria—With terrorist rebels, and a region still plagued by risk and uncertainty, the situation is far from simple. Ben unpacks the power vacuum left behind, what this means for Iran, Hezbollah ... Show More
14m 30s
Oct 2022
Will Boris and Bibi comeback?
After Liz Truss resigned from the UK’s top job, that nation faces even more political and economic chaos. Fareed asks Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief at The Economist, what comes next? Then, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses Israel's potential n ... Show More
40m 13s
Mar 2020
Same old song, and Gantz: fresh coalition talks in Israel
He has four weeks to form a government, but Binyamin Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz is likely to find that the battle lines from three inconclusive elections haven’t moved. As Western factories shift gears to help in the coronavirus response, we ask what they could learn from Chin ... Show More
22m 5s
Feb 2025
Lebanon's New Government: A Deep Dive
Mabrook! I want to start today’s article and episode by thanking everyone who has worked tirelessly over the past six weeks to achieve what many Lebanese thought was impossible: a president, a prime minister, and a cabinet made up—mostly—of the right men and women, in the right p ... Show More
25m 24s
Feb 2023
98. 100 days of Sunak, the art of resigning, and Israel-Palestine
After 100 days as PM, is Rishi Sunak’s power already waning? What happens behind the scenes of a high-profile resignation? Has the US pivoted away from its central involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Alastair and Rory cover all the latest political news from both the U ... Show More
48m 28s