Oct 30, 2025
In this episode
of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and
Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Intissar Fakir to
discuss Morocco’s recent “GenZ 212” protest movement, which gripped
multiple cities around the country for weeks. What prompted young
Moroccans to take to the streets? Fakir breaks down...
Oct 23, 2025
In this episode
of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and
Matthew Czekaj speak with MEI Senior Fellow Brian Katulis about US
policy in the Middle East under Donald Trump’s second
administration. Nine months into Trump 2.0, how much has really
changed? Katulis breaks down the administration’s approach...
Oct 16, 2025
Two years after Hamas’
October 7, 2023, attacks and Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the
two sides have agreed to a new cease-fire. But can it last, and
what kind of Middle East has emerged from the turmoil in the
interim? In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts
Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj speak with MEI...
Oct 9, 2025
Two years after Hamas’ October 7 attack and Israel’s punishing response, both sides say they accept in principle President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to halt the war and chart a path toward enduring peace. MEI Senior Fellow Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen joins hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj to unpack what’s...
Oct 2, 2025
In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Mirette F. Mabrouk to unpack the growing tensions over the recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile. With no water-sharing agreement with Ethiopia in place after decades of...