Nov 13, 2025
In this episode of
Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew
Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Charles Lister to unpack the
historic November 10 meeting between US President Donald Trump and
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office as well as
assess post-Assad Syria's evolution over the past...
Nov 6, 2025
In this episode
of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and
Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Gönül Tol to discuss
democratic backsliding in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan. The conversation explores how Erdoğan’s crackdown against
Turkey’s opposition has reached new heights, with...
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...