Mayors in the Middle (S. 14, Ep. 4)

On this week's episode of the podcast, Samuel Helfont of the Naval War College at the Naval Postgraduate School joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new edited volume, Ba‘thist Iraq through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities (co-edited with Lisa Blaydes). This volu ...  Afficher plus

On this week's episode of the podcast, Kali Rubaii of Purdue University joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Resurgency: Outlasting the War on Terror in Iraq. The book expands the temporal and descriptive categories of what war is—and what resistance looks like. By asking wh ...  Afficher plus

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Ashish Prashar, a political strategist and human rights activist who has advised Middle East peace envoys, UK politicians, and international bodies. He shares a unique perspective shaped by years of firsthand experience in Israe ...  Afficher plus

New York Public Radio icon Brian Lehrer breaks down the New York City mayor's race and New York magazine's David Freedlander explains what Democrats nationally can learn from the two leading candidates. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Denise Guerra, edited by ...  Afficher plus

Palestinian authorities say one in every 100 people have been killed in Gaza over the past three months. That’s more than 23,000, and nearly two-thirds are women and children. That human toll is front and center as Western officials visit the region expressing increasing concern ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus