In this episode, Samuel Nurding speaks with Dr Sanam Vakil. Sanam is the Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, where she leads project work on Iran and the Gulf. They discuss the British and Iranian negotiation positions during the 7th round of talks in Vienna, what is driving deescalation in the region and what the regional response has been to the Abraham Accords.
Episode 77 | What will Palestinian Islamic Jihad do next?
Episode 76 | China's expanding role in the Middle East
Episode 75 | Upheaval in Lebanon and Iraq, deadlock in Israeli coalition talks
Episode 74 | Can ISIS return?
Episode 73 | Turkish invasion forces rethink in Israel
Episode 72 | Why is Turkey invading Syria?
Episode 71 | Israel’s campaign between the wars
Episode 70 | Gantz plays it calm as Bibi feels the heat
Episode 69 | Is it really bye bye Bibi?
Episode 68 | The election endgame
Episode 67 | Israel's battle with Iran
Episode 66 | What will Hezbollah do next?
Episode 65 | Israeli polls point to stalemate
Episode 64 | Why did Israel bomb Iraq?
Episode 63 | What does Boris think about the Middle East?
Episode 62 | Bibi beats Ben-Gurion
Episode 61 | How to deter Iran
Episode 60 | Israel’s election race heats up and Iran breaks the nuclear deal
Episode 59 | Mañana in Manama
Episode 58 | Lieberman the kingmaker?
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