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    Middle East Focus

    Middle East Focus

    Middle East Focus

    ratings:
    Length:
    100 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 100 episodes

    Title

    Rethinking Democracy Ep. 2: What is the Rule of Law? With Thomas Carothers and Vali Nasr

    About the series: This is a critical year for the future of democracy. Half the world’s...

    48 minutes
    		Apr 30, 2024

    Opposition Upset Victory in Turkey's Local Elections

    On this week's episode, Murat Somer - Professor of Political Science and International ...

    45 minutes
    		Apr 04, 2024

    Rethinking Democracy, Ep. 1: Why Does Democracy Flourish? With Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem

    About the series: This is a critical year for the future of democracy. Half the world’s...

    52 minutes
    		Mar 26, 2024

    The Evolving Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel

    MEI's US-Lebanon Fellow Fadi Nicholas Nassar and Emile Hokayem - Director of Regional S...

    47 minutes
    		Mar 11, 2024

    Interview with Rashid Al Khalifa - Bahraini artist, collector and founder of RAK Art Foundation

    Director of MEI's Arts & Culture Program Lyne Sneige interviews HH Sheik Rashid Al Khal...

    37 minutes
    		Mar 06, 2024

    What’s next for Pakistan after election shock?

    On this week's episode Tamkinet Karim, Syed Mohammad Ali, and Alistair Taylor discuss t...

    36 minutes
    		Feb 21, 2024

    Iran’s 1979 revolution and its resonance today

    On this week's episode, MEI Iran Program Director Alex Vatanka, MEI Non-resident Schola...

    35 minutes
    		Feb 13, 2024

    Spotlight on US Syria policy

    On this week's episode, Director of MEI's Syria and Countering Terrorism & Extremism Pr...

    29 minutes
    		Feb 04, 2024

    The Gaza War's Regional Reverberations

    On this week's episode, President and CEO of the Middle East Institute Paul Salem and D...

    34 minutes
    		Jan 29, 2024

    Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the US political discourse on Israel/Palestine

    Sahar Aziz and Mitchell Plitnick discuss their study "Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamo...

    41 minutes
    		Jan 10, 2024