Israel is at war, and not just with Hamas, Iran, the Houthis, and their fellow travelers. Israeli’s most dangerous war may be with itself. That was...
Israeli’s Divided House / Naty Barak & Leora Hadar
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Podcasts
Middle East Tinderbox, Houthi Edition / Allison Minor
The Middle East is a war zone with Gaza as ground zero. But barely a day goes by when there isn't also fighting in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen,...
The Next World War? / Philip Zelikow
War in Ukraine. Fighting in Gaza, and across the Middle East. Risky air naval incidents in the South China Sea. Worries about a potential Taiwan...
Europe’s Shameful Dumping / May Bulman
It’s not exactly headline news that many countries are inventing all sorts of novel ways to seal their borders from migrants and refugees or, when...
Politicians, Cartels, Murders, Oh My! / Chris Dalby
Politics in Mexico has long been a blood sport: not only “winner takes all,” but also incredibly violent. Last month’s national elections—when the...
France Lurches Right / Alice Barbe
Much to everyone’s surprise, France’s President Macron recently decided that—like much of the rest of the world—his country ought to have national...
Arctic Heat / Tero Mustonen
That the Arctic is warming is not exactly breaking news on a planet where almost everywhere is warming. But it is critical news that the Arctic is...
India Votes! / Vishakha Desai
Like everything else about India, its democracy is complicated. Recent parliamentary elections—more than 640 million people voted (roughly...
Deal of the Century? / Neil Quilliam
It’s been an amazing, terrifying eight months in the Middle East. The horror of October 7th; the endless pounding of Gaza ever since; civilian...