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Babel: Translating the Middle East
Babel: Translating the Middle East
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional... more

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Episodes

Renad Mansour and Sanam Vakil: Iranian Networks in the Middle East

On March 4, Jon Alterman spoke with Renad Mansour, senior research fellow and director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham... more

13 Mar 2025 · 46 minutes
Analysis: Trump’s Middle East Strategy

On Tuesday night, President Trump delivered the first broadcast address of his second term to Congress. Though his remarks on... more

06 Mar 2025 · 6 minutes
Max Bergmann: Does Europe Matter in the Middle East?

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Max Bergmann, head of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS.... more

27 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Analysis: Are U.S.-Russia Talks a Win for the Saudis?

On Tuesday this week, Saudi Arabia hosted the first set of high-level talks between the United States and Russia since... more

20 Feb 2025 · 4 minutes
Alessandro Accorsi: Disinformation Warfare in the Middle East

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Alessandro Accorsi, a senior analyst for social media and conflict at the... more

13 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Analysis: Netanyahu Comes to Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is President Trump’s first foreign visitor since he re-entered the White House in January. The... more

04 Feb 2025 · 4 minutes
Sinem Adar: Turkey's Syria Challenge

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Sinem Adar, a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security... more

28 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
Analysis: Gaza Peace?

Last Sunday, Hamas released three female Israeli hostages that it had kidnapped on October 7, in exchange for 90 Palestinian... more

21 Jan 2025 · 7 minutes
eL Seed: Arabic Calligraffiti

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with eL Seed, an award-winning French-Tunisian artist whose monumental artwork blending the styles... more

14 Jan 2025 · 32 minutes
Analysis: Syria’s Bid for Sanctions Relief

Just a month after Bashar al-Assad fell in Syria, the country is in the midst of a swirl of regional... more

07 Jan 2025 · 8 minutes
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