Babel: Translating the Middle East
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Babel Special: Jon Alterman's Next Chapter
May 22, 202534 min
Mohanad Hage Ali: Hezbollah and the Captagon Trade
May 15, 202550 min
Analysis: Will Trump’s Houthi Deal Stick?
May 8, 20256 min
Dina Esfandiary: Will Iran Make a Deal with Trump?
May 1, 202542 min
Analysis: Trump’s Novel Middle East Diplomacy
Apr 24, 20256 min
Craig Larkin: The Politics of Memory, From Mosul to Beirut to Gaza
Apr 17, 202540 min
Analysis: Iran, Deal or No Deal?
Apr 10, 20256 min
Dahlia Scheindlin: Israel’s Political Turmoil
Apr 3, 202533 min
Analysis: Trump Takes on the Houthis
Mar 27, 20256 min
Nicolas Pelham: Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syria’s Future
Mar 20, 202546 min
Renad Mansour and Sanam Vakil: Iranian Networks in the Middle East
Mar 13, 202546 min
Analysis: Trump’s Middle East Strategy
Mar 6, 20256 min
Max Bergmann: Does Europe Matter in the Middle East?
Feb 27, 202528 min
Analysis: Are U.S.-Russia Talks a Win for the Saudis?
Feb 20, 20254 min
Alessandro Accorsi: Disinformation Warfare in the Middle East
Feb 13, 202543 min
Analysis: Netanyahu Comes to Washington
Feb 4, 20254 min
Sinem Adar: Turkey's Syria Challenge
Jan 28, 202537 min
Analysis: Gaza Peace?
Jan 21, 20257 min
eL Seed: Arabic Calligraffiti
Jan 14, 202532 min
Analysis: Syria’s Bid for Sanctions Relief
Jan 7, 20258 min
Special: Syria's Post-Assad Scramble
Dec 17, 202427 min
Max Gallien: Black Markets of the Maghreb
Dec 10, 202434 min
Analysis: The Regional Fallout of Syria's Unrest
Dec 3, 20249 min
Arwa Damon: Gaza's Wounds
Nov 26, 202438 min
Analysis: Saudi Arabia's Economic Plans Stumble
Nov 19, 20244 min
Mohammad Ali Shabani: Iran After October 7
Nov 12, 202444 min
Analysis: Israel Hits Iran
Nov 5, 20245 min
Amjad Iraqi: The Future of Palestinians in Israel
Oct 29, 202441 min
Analysis: Israel's Trajectory
Oct 22, 20245 min
Lina Khatib: War Spreads to Lebanon
Oct 15, 202434 min
Analysis: Israel's Ground Invasion into Lebanon
Oct 8, 20246 min
Peter Schwartzstein: Climate Violence in the Middle East
Oct 1, 202436 min
Analysis: Israel-Hezbollah Escalation
Sep 24, 20245 min
Hussein Ibish: Popular Mobilization Since October 7
Sep 18, 202439 min
Analysis: The Hostage Crisis in Gaza
Sep 10, 20247 min
Isabelle Werenfels: North Africa's Relationship with Europe
Sep 3, 202437 min
A Mezze: A Fishy Business in Port Said
Aug 27, 20241 min
Michelle Nunn: The Challenges of Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis
Aug 20, 202435 min
Analysis: The Aftermath of Haniyeh's Assassination
Aug 13, 20245 min
Analysis: Netanyahu's U.S. Visit
Jul 30, 20244 min
Hasan Alhasan: The Strategies of Gulf States
Jul 23, 202443 min
Analysis: Iran's Presidential Election
Jul 16, 20245 min
Karim Haggag: Egypt's Balancing Act
Jul 9, 202441 min
A Mezze: The Voice Inside AI's Head Speaks English
Jul 2, 20242 min
Karim Elgendy: Climate Diplomacy in the Middle East
Jun 25, 202431 min
Analysis: Lebanon's Dangerous Campaign against Refugees
Jun 18, 20246 min
Jonathan Rynhold: Israel's Divided Politics
Jun 11, 202439 min
Analysis: Environmental Politics in Postrevolutionary Tunisia
Jun 4, 20243 min
Sanam Vakil: Iran's Trajectory after Raisi
May 29, 202437 min
Analysis: The Impacts of Raisi's Death
May 21, 20244 min