Middle East Focus

News & Politics Podcasts

Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.

Episodes

The Human Cost of the Strait of Hormuz Closure

Attacked by All Sides Iraq's New Government Faces Old Problems

Can the Latest US Plan Bridge Libya's Divide?

MP Fouad Makhzoumi on Lebanon's Future

When Will Energy Markets Recover From the Iran War?

Middle Eastern Rivalry in the Horn of Africa

How to Wrest Lebanon From Iran's Grip?

Violence, Settlements, and Creeping Annexation in the West Bank

A New-Old Regime in Tehran

Bonus Episode: Stalled Talks and Next Steps for the US and Iran

How the War May Reshape Iran's Political Future

Iraq in Between Iran and the United States

Special Episode: Europe and the Iran War

As Iran Weakens, Can Hamas Survive?

Why the Houthis are Holding Back — For Now

Can Turkey Stay Out of the Iran War?

Lebanon on the Brink: Hizballah, Iran, and the War's Spillover

Is the Regime Doomed? Iran on the Eve of War

Bibi's Hail Mary on Iran

From the Middle East to West Asia: Redefining America's Global Strategy