The Conflict

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The Conflict

The BBC's podcast on the Middle East. Hosted by Jonny Dymond.

  1. Leaders: What Is Ariel Sharon’s Legacy?

    6 DAYS AGO

    Leaders: What Is Ariel Sharon’s Legacy?

    We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully curated panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the Middle East. What has happened in history to lead us to this point? And, what can history teach us about what might happen next? This week, Jonny is joined by Dr Ahron Bregman, from King’s College London, and the BBC’s International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. In the second of two special episodes, they focus in on the former Israeli leader, Ariel Sharon. Last week’s episode covered another leader who bestrode the modern Middle East - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. This episode was made by Keiligh Baker and Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. The technical producers were John Scott and Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. The discussion was recorded at 15:00 on Friday 6 December 2024.

    28 min
  2. Leaders: What Is Yasser Arafat’s Legacy?

    4 DEC

    Leaders: What Is Yasser Arafat’s Legacy?

    We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully assembled panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. What has happened in history to lead us to this point? And, what can history teach us about what might happen next? This week, Jonny is joined by Dr Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security at RUSI, and BBC correspondent and Middle East expert Jane Corbin. In the first of two special episodes, they focus in on the former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Next week, attention will turn to another leader who bestrode the modern Middle East, Israel’s military and political leader Ariel Sharon. This episode was made by Keiligh Baker. The technical producers were Dan Ehrlich and David Crackles. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 10:00 on Monday 2 December 2024.

    28 min
  3. The First Intifada (1987): What impact did the Palestinian uprising have?

    27 NOV

    The First Intifada (1987): What impact did the Palestinian uprising have?

    We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully curated panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. What has happened in history to lead us to this point? And, what can history teach us about what might happen next? This week, Jonny is joined by BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, Dr Dina Rezk, associate professor of modern Middle Eastern history at Reading University and Dr H A Hellyer, senior associate fellow at the think tank RUSI. They explore the First Intifada, a mass uprising by Palestinians, in 1987 against 20 years of Israeli occupation, and its lasting impact on the region. This episode was made by Keiligh Baker with Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans and David Crackles. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 14:00 on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

    28 min
  4. Israel Declares Independence (1948): Why did Britain leave its mandate in Palestine?

    20 NOV

    Israel Declares Independence (1948): Why did Britain leave its mandate in Palestine?

    We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully assembled panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. What has happened in history to lead us to this point? And, what can history teach us about what might happen next? This week, Jonny is joined by senior BBC correspondent and Middle East expert Jane Corbin, historian James Barr, and the BBC’s Middle East correspondent, Yolande Knell. They explore the violence and civil war in the run up to Britain’s withdrawal from its Palestine mandate, Israel’s declaration of independence, and the war with Arab states that followed. This episode was made by Keiligh Baker with Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 14:00 on Tuesday 19 November 2024.

    27 min
  5. Operation Opera (1981): How Important Is the Israel-America Relationship?

    13 NOV

    Operation Opera (1981): How Important Is the Israel-America Relationship?

    What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East? We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully assembled panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. This week Jonny is joined by Dr Giordana Pulcini, who teaches History of Transatlantic Relations at the University of Roma Tre, and geopolitical analyst, Dr Hellyer from the Royal United Services Institute. They take a closer look at Israel’s 1981 raid on a French-built nuclear plant in Iraq, and discuss what impact Operation Opera had on the Israel-America relationship. The Conflict: Middle East was made by Keiligh Baker and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producers were Ricardo McCarthy and David Crackles. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 14:00 on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

    28 min
  6. Israel withdrawal from Gaza (2005)

    6 NOV

    Israel withdrawal from Gaza (2005)

    We look back on the region’s history and discuss what it can teach us about the future. Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully assembled panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. What has happened in history to lead us to this point? And what can history teach us about what might happen next? This week Jonny is joined by Orla Guerin, the BBC’s senior international correspondent, Dr Ahron Bregman, senior teaching fellow at King’s College London and Dr Julie Norman, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at UCL. They explore how the decision by then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to “disengage” from Gaza and withdraw 9,000 Israeli settlers still looms large over the current conflict in the region. This episode was made by Keiligh Baker with Ivana Davidovic. The technical producers were David Crackles and Jonny Hall. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 14:00 on Tuesday 5 November 2024.

    28 min
  7. The Iranian Revolution (1979)

    30 OCT

    The Iranian Revolution (1979)

    What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East? Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully curated panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the conflict in the region. This week’s panel includes Dr Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, a lecturer at the University of St Andrews, and Dr Roham Alvandi, expert in Iran and modern Middle East history. They revisit February 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to Iran in the defining moment of a revolution that would change his country and the Middle East. And, they dig deeper into the complexities of Iran’s relationship with Israel. Please get in touch with Jonny and the team: theconflict@bbc.co.uk. The Conflict: Middle East was made by Keiligh Baker, Ivana Davidovic and Anna Harris. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Bob Nettles. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. This episode is part of a BBC Sounds series. It was recorded at 14:00 on Tuesday 29 October 2024.

    27 min
  8. Israel Strikes Iran

    26 OCT

    Israel Strikes Iran

    Adam Fleming and Laura Kuenssberg talk to the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams.

    16 min
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The BBC's podcast on the Middle East. Hosted by Jonny Dymond.

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  • Creator
    BBC News
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
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