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The Middle East Program, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, International Security Program, Transnational Threats Project, Burke Chair in Strategy, and Emeritus Chair in Strategy study the evolving political, economic, and security context of the GCC states, Iraq, Iran, and Yemen.
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Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Nicolas Pelham of The Economist about the Moroccan monarchy and King Mohammed VI’s unusual friendship with a German kickboxer.
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

A Mezze: From Stable to Table—Egypt's Donkey Meat Controversy
Podcast Episode — May 23, 2023

Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — May 16, 2023

A Mezze: Power Plays
Podcast Episode — May 9, 2023

Killian Clarke: Egypt's Counterrevolution and the Return to Tyranny
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Lubna Yousef — May 2, 2023
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Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

A Mezze: From Stable to Table—Egypt's Donkey Meat Controversy
Podcast Episode — May 23, 2023

Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — May 16, 2023


Killian Clarke: Egypt's Counterrevolution and the Return to Tyranny
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Lubna Yousef — May 2, 2023


Ayham Kamel: The Gulf's Regional Diplomacy
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Daniel Sharp — April 18, 2023

A Mezze: Help Wanted, But Not Found
Podcast Episode — April 11, 2023

Ali Vaez: Iran's Regional Policy
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Caleb Harper — April 4, 2023

A Mezze: Saudi Arabia's New Anime Journey
Podcast Episode — March 28, 2023
