Episode 14 - How Libya's Transition Became th...

In this episode, Ezra Karmel speaks with Prof. F Gregory Gause III. The discussion focuses on current developments in the Middle East (including the recent conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States) and considers how Gause's analytical framework helps us understand c ...  Show more

In this episode, Ezra Karmel speaks with Sean Yom and Pete Moore about their recent special issue in MELG, "Reconceptualizing Security and Political Economy in the Modern Middle East," which includes articles on Syria and Yemen. We focus on their own contribution in the issue, wh ...  Show more

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Rudy joins Matteo Capasso, author of Everyday Politics in the Li ...

This week on Babel, Jon is joined by Frederic Wehrey, senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. During their discussion, Fred breaks down the conflict in Libya, explaining who is involved and why. Fred and Jon also talk about fore ...  Show more

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Stephanie Williams, formerly the acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General and the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. They talk about why the conflict in Libya has lasted this long, the importance of facilitating a ...  Show more

On this week's episode, Sami Zoughaib sits with Dr. Mounir Mahmalat, Senior Researcher at LCPS, to discuss the issue of rotation of ministerial portfolios between political parties. The episode dwells on recent research conducted by Sami and Mounir on this issue, looking at th ...