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 173 | Exploring the UK-Israel trade talks
Episode 172 | The Arab citizens of Israel
Episode 171 | The rift in the US negotiating team in Vienna and Bibi’s plea bargain
Episode 170 | What’s happening in Sheikh Jarrah and East Jerusalem
Episode 169 | Recapping the Christmas break
Episode 167 | Understanding Iran with a former IDF intelligence officer
Episode 166 | Will Iran and the US return to the JCPOA nuclear deal?
Episode 165 | What next for the government after passing the budget?
Episode 164 | Harnessing Israeli technology to tackle climate change
Episode 163 | Combating gang crime and violence in the Arab sector
Episode 162 | The Conservative Party and Israel
Episode 161 | BICOM in Dubai
Episode 160 | The Labour Party and Israel
Episode 159 | The Abraham Accords one year on
Episode 158 | What does the withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for the US role in Middle East?
Episode 157 | Bennett goes to Washington
Episode 156 | Tensions on Israel’s northern border
Episode 155 | Gil Troy reflects on Ben & Jerry's and Lapid's antisemitism agenda
Episode 154 | A scorecard of the government's first five weeks in office
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