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  1. 'All at Sea' - With Dr. Ian Ralby. Why Maritime Security Really Matters for MENA

    JAN 20

    'All at Sea' - With Dr. Ian Ralby. Why Maritime Security Really Matters for MENA

    CMEC Director talks to maritime expert Dr Ian Ralby about the critical but largely overlooked role played by the sea in all of our lives and in the conflicts in the Middle East - the strategy behind the Houthis strikes on tankers in the Red Sea, how they have jeopardised Egypt's frail economy and the trade routes on which we all rely; how Russia's frantic search for a warn sea port after losing its base in Syria has helped fuel the terrible Sudan war.

    45 min
  2. CMEC at The Doha Forum 2025

    12/12/2025

    CMEC at The Doha Forum 2025

    One year on from the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie reports from the 2025 Doha Forum. She talks to Michael Lawrence OBE, Chief Executive of Asia House; Baria Alamudddin, respected commentator and journalist; Nicholas Hopton, Director General of The Middle East Association and former UK ambassador to Qatar, Iran, Libya and Yemen, and to Alicia Kearns, shadow Home Affairs minister and former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

    28 min
  3. CMEC AT THE MANAMA DIALOGUE 2025

    11/09/2025

    CMEC AT THE MANAMA DIALOGUE 2025

    CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie reports on Middle East current affairs from the 2025 Manama Dialogue and talks to Iain Lindsay OBE, former UK ambassador to Bahrain and now advisor to the country's prime minister Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa; Shayan Talabani, geopolitics analyst with the Tony Blair Institute; and Ibrahim Hamidi, Editor-in-Chief of Al Majalla magazine.

    20 min
  4. CMEC AT CPC25 Pt.3: The future of the Levant & its people

    10/08/2025

    CMEC AT CPC25 Pt.3: The future of the Levant & its people

    CMEC Chairman The Rt Hon. Kit Malthouse MP chairs a panel of distinguished experts examining the future of the Levant & its people. The panel comprises Emir Majid Arslan, academic & leading member of the Lebanese Druze community; Prof. Lina Khatib, Associate Fellow of the Chatham House MENA programme; & Lt Gen. Sir Simon Mayall KBE CB, soldier, author & former MENA advisor to the Ministry of Defence.

    1h 32m
  5. CMEC at CPC25 Pt.2 - The under-reach of UK soft power in the MENA region

    10/07/2025

    CMEC at CPC25 Pt.2 - The under-reach of UK soft power in the MENA region

    CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie chairs a distinguished panel of experts and asks them how does the UK tackle the chronic under-reach of its soft power in the MENA region. The panel includes Omar Bdour, author and Founder & CEO, London Arabia; Tony Davis, boxing coach for the Bahrain national team; & Nicholas Hopton, Director-General of the Middle East Association and ex-ambassador to 4 MENA countries. From the UK's media & creative industries to London's global appeal, our ancient education establishments, famous military training schools, and our Royal Family, Britain really is great. No wonder so many in the region ask, "Why doesn't Britain assert itself more?"

    1h 19m
  6. CMEC at CPC25 Pt. 1: Future of Christianity in a Changing Israel

    10/06/2025

    CMEC at CPC25 Pt. 1: Future of Christianity in a Changing Israel

    "The future of Christianity in a changing Israel" is the subject for the first of 3 CMEC debates at the 2025 Conservative Party Conference. CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie introduces 4 distinguished speakers: Mr Ghanem Nusbeibeh, Chairman, Muslims Against Antisemitism; Maj. Gen. Jonathan Shaw CB CBE - former Assistant Chief of the General Staff; Jamie Eyre, CEO, Embrace the Middle East; & - speaking remotely from her home in occupied East Jerusalem is the Palestinian Christian Mrs Hana Kirreh, consultant, researcher and peace activist .

    1h 16m
  7. UK RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE

    09/22/2025

    UK RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE

    CMEC Special: The UK joins 149 other countries in recognising the state of Palestine. CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie attends a raising of the flag at the Palestinian Mission to mark this historic event. These edited highlights of the commemoration include excerpts from speeches by His Excellency Dr Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador, Hamish Falconer MP, minister for the Middle East and the Rt Hon. Kit Malthouse MP, CMEC's Chairman. There are also interviews with Kit Malthouse MP, the distinguished former diplomat Sir Vincent Fean KCVO, and Chris Doyle, Director of CAABU.

    26 min
  8. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon gives a briefing on Israel-USA strikes on Iran

    07/20/2025

    Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon gives a briefing on Israel-USA strikes on Iran

    Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, former MENA Minister, gives CMEC members a private briefing on the "12-day war" strikes by Israel and the USA, against Iran in June 2025.

    37 min
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Analysis, debate & all that's happening in the Middle East & North Africa

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    CMEC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
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