A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Chain Reaction
A nation must think before it acts.
Chain Reaction
A podcast from the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining America’s role on the world stage. Every two weeks we’ll talk to experts about policy relevant news from around the world and why it matters for U.S. foreign policy.
Please note this podcast was known as the Middle East Brief prior to 2021.
The Future of Northeastern Syria
What is the future of northeastern Syria? After two days of talks in Erbil, Michael Stephens, a Research Fellow for Middle East studies at the Royal United Services Institute in London, sits down with Aaron to talk about Syria’s...
Read more »Local Elections in Turkey: What Happened and What Comes Next
Turkish voters went to the polls on 31 March, casting votes for local elected leaders. The outcome in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey’s two largest cities, have rocked Turkish politics, and galvanized the political opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Read more »Turkey and the S-400: High Stakes Diplomacy
The United States and Turkey remain at odds over Ankara’s purchase of a Russian S-400 air and missile defense system. The time to resolve American and Turkish concerns about this issue is running out, and the stakes for diplomatic...
Read more »Iraq After the Territorial Defeat of the Islamic State
With all eyes on Baghuz and the final battle against Islamic State in Syria, the Middle East Brief podcast spoke with Robert A. Fox Fellow Rasha al Aqeedi to hear the latest from Iraq, which declared victory over ISIS...
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