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Al-Monitor Senior Correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region. Amberin travels the region for Al-Monitor, specializing in news and analysis in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and the Caucasus and writes the weekly Turkey Briefing newsletter. Prior to Al-Monitor, she covered Turkey, the Kurds, and conflicts in the region for The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and the Voice of America, and was The Economist's Turkey correspondent from 1999 to 2016.

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Al-Monitor Senior Correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region. Amberin travels the region for Al-Monitor, specializing in news and analysis in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and the Caucasus and writes the weekly Turkey Briefing newsletter. Prior to Al-Monitor, she covered Turkey, the Kurds, and conflicts in the region for The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and the Voice of America, and was The Economist's Turkey correspondent from 1999 to 2016.

    Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections?

    Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections?

    Turkey's opposition is in disarray since its humiliating defeat in last year's presidential and parliamentary elections. However, the opposition has what some say is a final chance to challenge his power in local elections that will be held on March 31. Turkey analyst Selim Koru says with the opposition now bloc fractured, Istanbul's secular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu will face an uphill battle to defeat Erdogan again.

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    Why are Britain’s Jews facing the largest wave of anti-semitic violence in modern times?

    Why are Britain’s Jews facing the largest wave of anti-semitic violence in modern times?

    There has been an alarming spike in anti-Semitic attacks in the UK since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing nearly 1,200 Israeli citizens. Hate crimes monitor Dave Rich and historian Andrew Apostolou unpack the dynamics. 

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    American doctor Seema Jilani faces backlash for her eyewitness accounts of horrors unfolding in Gaza

    American doctor Seema Jilani faces backlash for her eyewitness accounts of horrors unfolding in Gaza

    As the conflict in Gaza rages on, Palestinian children are dying by the thousands while many others are horribly injured. Hospitals are under unremittingly attacked by Israel forces and doctors struggle to treat the wounded.

    Seema Jilani, a rare American doctor to make it into the Gaza Strip, has been telling the world about what she has seen and is facing a backlash for doing so.

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    Sweden did not take Turkey's terrorism concerns seriously enough says former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde

    Sweden did not take Turkey's terrorism concerns seriously enough says former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde

    Turkey blocked Sweden's NATO membership for nine months saying Stockholm needed to curb anti-Turkish groups it classifies as terrorists. Those demands were widely dismissed as a foil for Ankara's real aim, to get the United States Congress to authorize the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Yet, some of Turkey's concerns were legitimate, says Sweden's Former Foreign Minister Ann Linde.

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    Does Turkey really support ISIS and, if so, why did ISIS just attack it again? Expert Aaron Zelin explains

    Does Turkey really support ISIS and, if so, why did ISIS just attack it again? Expert Aaron Zelin explains

    The Islamic State carried out an attack against a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul on Jan. 28, killing one person. In its statement claiming responsibility for the attack the group referred to Turkey as "Wilayat al Turkiya" — or its "Turkish province" — sending a chilling message that it views the country among its prime targets. Any further such attacks would deal a big blow to Turkey's multi-billion dollar tourism industry in the midst of economic turbulence.

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    Does Iran control Shiite militias that are attacking US forces in Iraq and Syria? Two leading experts weigh in

    Does Iran control Shiite militias that are attacking US forces in Iraq and Syria? Two leading experts weigh in

    The deaths of three US servicemen Sunday in an attack by an Iran-backed Shiite militia at a base wedged between Syria and Jordan has raised the specter of a direct confrontation between the United States and Iran like never before. But are things as black and white as they seem? Does Iran have full control over the Shiite militias that are part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces created to fight the Islamic State? A US withdrawal from Iraq and Syria would help resuscitate the Islamic State which recently killed hundreds of civilians inside Iran. What is the end game? 

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Great coverage of Turkey’s election

Love the in-depth coverage of Turkey’s general election - it’s important to be able to sort through the noise!

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Great podcast

Really good, nuanced coverage of middle eastern geopolitics

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Propaganda

The last episode about Tunisia was shameful. I have never heard so much doublespeak. This was pure propaganda. Shameful indeed.

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