Middle East Forum Podcast

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  • The Middle East Forum's weekly podcast series featuring discussions from experts, policymakers, staff, and writing fellows on topics relating to the Middle East and countering Islamism.
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  • "The US and the Turbulent Middle East: Threats and Opportunities" with Ambassador John Bolton

    "The US and the Turbulent Middle East: Threats and Opportunities" with Ambassador John Bolton
    Jul 16 2024
    Iranian nuclear ambitions, the Hamas-Israel conflict, Red Sea shipping crisis, a rogue Türkiye, growing Chinese influence: as usual, the United States and its allies face many major problems in the Middle East. How can Americans develop a comprehensive and intelligible policy? How do the U.S. presidential elections impact regional calculations? What can be learned from past, bitter experience?

    John Bolton is an attorney, diplomat, author and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States National Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019. He is the author of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (Simon & Schuster, 2020). Mr. Bolton holds a BA and a JD from Yale University.
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    30 mins
  • "Back to the Future: How America Can Stop Failing in the Middle East" with Steven A. Cook

    "Back to the Future: How America Can Stop Failing in the Middle East" with Steven A. Cook
    Jul 9 2024
    Through the Cold War, 1945-90, Washington pursued a successful Middle East policy that kept the Soviets out, oil flowing, and Israel secure. From 1990 until now, however, overambitious policies aimed at fundamentally reshaping the region have resulted in recurring failure and ongoing instability. What are key U.S. interests now? How can Washington get its Middle East mojo back? What can it learn from earlier successes?

    Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His talk is based on his book, The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2024). Mr. Cook holds a BA in international studies from Vassar College, an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, and an MA and a PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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    32 mins
  • "Still Allies? Australia and Israel" with Joel Burnie

    "Still Allies? Australia and Israel" with Joel Burnie
    Jul 2 2024
    Ever since Australia voted in favor of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, it has given strong bi-partisan support to Israel. But recent signs suggest this has changed under the Labor government headed by Anthony Albanese since May 2022. What has caused this shift? Has something major happened? Where are things headed?

    Joel Burnie is the executive manager at the Australia-Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, known as AIJAC. His prior positions have included president of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students and working for the Zionist Federation of Australia. He holds a BA and a JD, both from Monash University.
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    41 mins

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