https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDW30m_fnCc Middle East expert Dr. Nir Boms joins Inflection Zero to explain the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the rise of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Druze crisis, Iran's declining influence, Turkey's growing role, and the future of Syria after Assad. Further reading: Dr. Nir Boms' analysis of Syria's post-Assad transition and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=ywa5UPZSszbFzjc6&v=eYLeQ_-zekk&feature=youtu.be Tensions are rising as the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins to unravel, with renewed attacks and escalating IDF responses in Lebanon. I shared some analysis on the Lebanese front and the negotiation channel that began in Washington. You can hear more in the below, beginning at 2:55.
For the last 10 years Syria has been a Member-State of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and has undertaken obligations to get rid of all facilities and stockpiles of these horrendous means of destruction. The OPCW has a cumbersome mechanism of inquiries, fact-finding, investigations and reports. So...
Happy to share the below conversation, a special episode of SEPADPod where Dr. Simon Mabon from the Richardson Institute speaks with Dr. Aziz Alghashian and myself about Saudi-Israeli normalization. According to him, this might be the first podcast of its kind, bringing Saudi and Israeli scholars together! Aziz is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULVnMtJNEzk The corona contagion overshadows all other issues across the Middle East, as is the case globally. And while all other matters pertaining to the security situation in the Levant and beyond may have been marginalized in the public’s consciousness – they continue to pose challenges to local and major...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwBvrKKTQ5U&list=PLnVq2fe3Dksq3HvfAxcOVNoAbt39EDAYz&t=0s&index=3[/embed] President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw all U.S. military and diplomatic personnel from Syria has created a fog of uncertainty, with no specifics on the pace and modalities of the dramatic withdrawal that carries with it significant implications. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, host. - Amir Oren, analyst. - Prof....
The best-known groups of global Islamic Jihad, namely al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their various off-shoots have seemingly been on the decline lately. However, Western intelligence agencies warn that the fight against these extreme Muslim groups, is far from over. To discuss the dangers of Islamist groups and their Jihad...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdsq0wugUs&index=4&t=0s&list=PLnVq2fe3Dksq3HvfAxcOVNoAbt39EDAYz[/embed] Israel's relations - with what is considered to be, the moderate Arab world, had recently been upgraded from an open secret to public display, which raises questions vis-à-vis the visibility of Israel's acceptance in the pre-dominantly Arab region. Panel: -Jonathan Hessen, host. -Amir Oren, analyst. -Mr. Danny Ayalon –...
An interview about the meaning of the Pittsburg Synagogue attack, the debate around President Trump and the responses in Israel.
Iran says Israel’s attack on the air base in Syria’s Homs will not go unanswered. Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior international affairs advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said – quote – this crime will not remain without a response. He said that Iran would strongly defend Syria’s territorial integrity...