Mohamad Faour dreams of one day returning to live, work and prosper in Lebanon, his homeland, even though he has only lived there on and off on holidays.
Mohamad, like so many Lebanese, lives and works abroad as one of the many Lebanese of the diaspora. He is proud to call himself Lebanese, but he is also critical of a system that perpetuates an eternal str ... Show More
Mar 2021
The Integrated Review: A Geopolitical Analysis with Michael Stephens
Michael Stephens, Political Risk - Security Analyst and Research Fellow, joins me to analyse the British Government's policy paper on national security and international policy, known as the 'Integrated Review,' or in long form: 'Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrate ... Show More
29m 52s
Jun 2021
How will Mustafa Al Kadhimi rein in Iraq's militias?
Over 13 years, the US spent at least $21.7 billion training and equipping the Iraqi army, police and counter-terror forces. Then, in the space of a few days in the summer of 2014. it all collapsed. As thousands of ISIS fighters poured over the border from Syria, as many as 90,000 ... Show More
25m 37s
Feb 2021
Iraq and Lebanon – Revolt Against Sectarianism?
Maha Yahya (PhD, Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Centre) Maysoon Pachachi (Film director) give a talk for the Middle East Studies Centre. Chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St. Antony's College, Oxford). Iraq and Lebanon: When the Arab world rose up against failed ... Show More
55m 43s