Arab Digest podcasts

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Dr Elisabeth Kendall, Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Oxford University’s Pembroke College, on the Yemen war now into its sixth year. Dr Kendall, an expert on Yemen and jihadist organisations, looks at the background to the war, the impact it is having on the people, especially young Yemenis and considers the possibilities of finding a road to peace amidst a myriad of competing factions and external forces. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Dr H.A. Hellyer, author of A Revolution Undone: Egypt’s Road Beyond Revolt The revolutionary spirit that flourished in Tahrir Square in 2011 and elsewhere in the MENA region lives on and in the face of oppressive regimes young Arabs continue the struggle for accountable government. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts. "We are talking about ten years not 100. Was the French Revolution a failure?" H. A. Hellyer

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Dr Ali Bakeer, a MENA region political analyst and consultant, about the politics and pursuit of energy security Strategies that have isolated Turkey in its bid for energy security are driving tensions to dangerous levels in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider Middle East while outside players like Russia and China are exploiting the situation as America withdraws. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Neil Quilliam an Associate Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at London's Chatham House on the perilous road that Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi faces as he attempts to guide his country through the security, political and economic crises besetting it. The Iraqi prime minister must balance regional pressures with domestic political challenges, a failing economy and rising security threats. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law is joined by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a Middle East fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Their conversation revolves around what a Joe Biden presidency would mean for the Middle East. How would President Biden handle the Iran deal, "Peace to Prosperity", relations with the Saudis, the ongoing wars, Russian influence and human rights abuses? Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Gulf analyst Michael Stephens, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Associate Fellow at RUSI. It has been more than three years since a quartet of states - Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt - turned on Qatar. With major geo-political shifts occuring in the region and three ongoing wars what are the implications and impact of the feud and what are the chances that it will be resolved anytime soon? Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Tarek Megerisi a policy fellow with the North Africa and Middle East programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. From Libya to Qatar to Syria and beyond a new great game is playing out in MENA with Turkey and the United Arab Emirates vying to gain the upper hand and seize advantage from the US withdrawal from the MENA region. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Tunis-based journalist Layli Foroudi in conversation with Arab Digest editor William Law on how the smuggling network benefits from Tunisia’s struggling fishing industry crisis. The smugglers are not hardened criminals, they are young men who see no future for themselves and no alternatives but to smuggle. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest editor William Law talks with Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program and senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Their conversation focuses on a decade of US policies in the Middle East, from 2010 to 2020, from the last six years of the Obama presidency to four years of the Trump presidency. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.

Arab Digest Editor William Law in conversation with Sami Hamdi, editor in chief of The International Interest (https://www.intlinterest.com/) on the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have made bold and sweeping claims but the Arab world does not share their enthusiasm. Sign up NOW at Arabdigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & podcasts.