Foreign Office #14. Beirut Blues

Investigative journalists Christo Grozev, Roman Dobrokhotov and Michael Weiss have been looking into the Havana Syndrome since 2020. They initially approached the topic skeptically, questioning the capability of any government to carry out such a mass global attack. However, they ...  Show more

Last week, reports surfaced of a teacher in Estonia who was charged with spying for Russia. Host Michael Weiss discusses this as well as the state of the Russia/Ukraine war with former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves and former CIA Intelligence Officer, Dan Hoffman. Don ...  Show more

A chemical blast has made a very bad situation worse for Lebanon. Journalist Habib Battah explains from Beirut. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Program brings together law enforcement and civilians; US reacts to Middle East conflict; Rapper Jeezy talks new documentary ‘Hip-Hop and the White House’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Silvia Boccardi e Francesco Rocchetti parlano con Luigi Toninelli, analista dell’area Medio Oriente dell’ISPI, dell'incidente in cui ha perso la vita il Presidente iraniano Raisi e delle conseguenze che la sua morte avrà per il Paese e la regione. Per ascoltare tutte le puntate ...  Show more

Former President Donald Trump is headed to federal court in Miami, with thousands of supporters expected to protest. Why Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement are set to reject a senior IMF official as president. Plus, how deception and inaction underpin the UAE’s thriving sex tr ...  Show more