https://simplecast.com Middle East Matters Conversations with newsmakers, scholars, intellectuals, and activists on the challenges and opportunities facing the Middle East, brought to you by the Middle East Initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School. 2020 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs en Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:28:00 +0000 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:28:53 +0000 https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com Middle East Matters https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7d3b22c-f1c1-4c35-878d-f889c3a1a93d/ff641181-a77f-4f1e-8b12-e930050f28bb/3000x3000/mem1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com episodic Conversations with newsmakers, scholars, intellectuals, and activists on the challenges and opportunities facing the Middle East, brought to you by the Middle East Initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School. Belfer Center no https://feeds.simplecast.com/Ng1Zvnge diplomacy, policy, belfer center, north africa, harvard, matters, middle east initiative, issues, development, government, mena, middle east Belfer Center belfercenter@gmail.com b2ad0c87-895c-48ae-ae0b-52f175751643 A Conversation with Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English This episode of Middle East Matters is the seventh installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:28:00 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Mohammed Alyahya, Karim Haggag) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-mohammedalyahya-editor-in-chief-of-al-arabiya-english-Y_QUIIiw This episode of Middle East Matters is the seventh installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English Tarek Masoud, Mohammed Alyahya, Karim Haggag 01:38:04 Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English. Mohammed Alyahya, Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English. middle east, journalism, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, saudi arabia, political science no full 8 b5a4c1dd-ddb9-4be2-9f5d-52c857ac2ff6 A Conversation with Raghida Dergham, Journalist and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute, Lebanon This episode of Middle East Matters is the sixth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Raghida Dergham, award-winning journalist and Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election. 

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:22:35 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Raghida Dergham) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-withraghidadergham-journalist-and-executive-chairman-of-the-beirut-institute-lebanon-zJh3K3Bt This episode of Middle East Matters is the sixth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Raghida Dergham, award-winning journalist and Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election. 

]]> A Conversation with Raghida Dergham, Journalist and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute, Lebanon Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Raghida Dergham 01:32:44 Raghida Dergham, award-winning journalist and Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute. Raghida Dergham, award-winning journalist and Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute. lebanon, middle east, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, beirut, political science no full 7 1ecd90ea-3885-4a2f-9a94-3179e174c5d4 A Conversation with Mina al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Mina al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of the United Arab Emirates’ premier English language newspaper, The National. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:27:14 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Mina al-Oraibi) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-mina-al-oraibi-editor-in-chief-of-the-national-PpH2_IK7 Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Mina al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of the United Arab Emirates’ premier English language newspaper, The National. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Mina al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Mina al-Oraibi 01:20:46 This episode of Middle East Matters is the fifth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” This episode of Middle East Matters is the fifth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” middle east, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, uae, political science no full 6 541fa6dd-7eed-43f1-a324-1d18f4f69335 A Conversation with Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:25:29 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Ayad Allawi, Karim Haggag) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-ayad-allawi-former-prime-minister-of-the-republic-of-iraq-I9oziaW9 Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Tarek Masoud, Ayad Allawi, Karim Haggag 01:22:45 This episode of Middle East Matters is the fourth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” This episode of Middle East Matters is the fourth installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” middle east, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, iraq, political science no full 5 fa4c7545-ca40-4876-9600-62083725ca33 A Conversation with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Award-Winning Reporter, Kuwait Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning Kuwaiti-Palestinian-American reporter and broadcaster. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:23:37 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-ahmed-shihab-eldin-award-winning-reporter-kuwait-x1O81Jn6 Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning Kuwaiti-Palestinian-American reporter and broadcaster. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Award-Winning Reporter, Kuwait Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin 01:38:03 This episode of Middle East Matters is the third installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” This episode of Middle East Matters is the third installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” palestine, middle east, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, kuwait, political science no full 4 f96d70c9-39f5-49c3-b0ba-336113cc47c5 A Conversation with Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Political Scientist and Public Intellectual, UAE Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a renowned political scientist and public intellectual from Dubai. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:21:12 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Abdulkhaleq Abdulla) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-withabdulkhaleqabdulla-political-scientist-and-public-intellectual-uae-hwyGilkE Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a renowned political scientist and public intellectual from Dubai. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Political Scientist and Public Intellectual, UAE Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Abdulkhaleq Abdulla 01:34:59 This episode of Middle East Matters is the second installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World." This episode of Middle East Matters is the second installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World." abraham accords, middle east, dubai, trump, biden, 2020 us presidential election, saudi arabia, political science no full 3 8e59efea-3577-4077-9ac8-4fb64edee869 A Conversation with Nabil Fahmy, former Foreign Minister of Egypt Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Nabil Fahmy, former Foreign Minister of Egypt and Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:18:28 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Nabil Fahmy) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-nabil-fahmy-former-foreign-minister-of-egypt-WuImsEgM Throughout this series, Tarek Masoud, MEI Faculty Director and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, and Ambassador Karim Haggag, professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo, will speak with distinguished Arab thought-leaders to get their perspective on American politics. Masoud and Haggag are joined in this episode by Nabil Fahmy, former Foreign Minister of Egypt and Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo. This conversation occurred before the 2020 US presidential election.

]]> A Conversation with Nabil Fahmy, former Foreign Minister of Egypt Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Nabil Fahmy 01:26:48 This episode of Middle East Matters is the first installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” This episode of Middle East Matters is the first installment of a series titled, “USA 2020: The View from the Arab World.” middle east, trump, mena, biden, 2020 us presidential election, egypt, political science no full 2 d8c91461-2d2d-45cf-9060-f0426e856489 “Whither Saudi Arabia?” with guest Bernard Haykel, Princeton University. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:09:39 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Bernard Haykel) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/whither-saudi-arabia-with-guest-bernard-haykel-princeton-university-UhGaeC7M “Whither Saudi Arabia?” with guest Bernard Haykel, Princeton University. Tarek Masoud, Bernard Haykel 01:32:21 A week before recording this episode, the U.S. Congress released a report directly naming Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the party responsible for the October 2018 murder of the Saudi columnist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The Biden administration has imposed a ban on several leading Saudi officials who were also implicated in that crime, but it has conspicuously avoided slapping sanctions on the crown prince himself, setting off a debate in this country about the proper U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia and with Saudi Arabia's leaders. MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud sat down with Professor Bernard Haykel of Princeton University to discuss Saudi Arabia, its leader, and the future of U.S.-Saudi Relations. A week before recording this episode, the U.S. Congress released a report directly naming Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the party responsible for the October 2018 murder of the Saudi columnist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The Biden administration has imposed a ban on several leading Saudi officials who were also implicated in that crime, but it has conspicuously avoided slapping sanctions on the crown prince himself, setting off a debate in this country about the proper U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia and with Saudi Arabia's leaders. MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud sat down with Professor Bernard Haykel of Princeton University to discuss Saudi Arabia, its leader, and the future of U.S.-Saudi Relations. middle east, mohammed bin salman, jamal khashoggi, mei, saudi arabia, khashoggi report no full 1 34cff5c3-e3ec-4f2b-a693-68f312e2efbe A Conversation with Mina Al-Oraibi Episode Contributors:

Guest

  • Mina Al-Oraibi
    • Editor-in-Chief, The National
    • Yale World Fellow

Hosts

  • Tarek Masoud
    • Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
    • Faculty Director, Middle East Initiative
  • Karim Haggag
    • Visiting Fellow, Middle East Initiative (2020-2021)
    • Professor of Practice, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo (AUC)

 

]]> Tue, 8 Dec 2020 14:23:11 +0000 belfercenter@gmail.com (Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Mina Al-Oraibi) https://middle-east-matters.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-mina-al-oraibi-mQRz_r4H Episode Contributors:

Guest

  • Mina Al-Oraibi
    • Editor-in-Chief, The National
    • Yale World Fellow

Hosts

  • Tarek Masoud
    • Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
    • Faculty Director, Middle East Initiative
  • Karim Haggag
    • Visiting Fellow, Middle East Initiative (2020-2021)
    • Professor of Practice, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo (AUC)

 

]]> A Conversation with Mina Al-Oraibi Tarek Masoud, Karim Haggag, Mina Al-Oraibi 00:57:43 MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag in conversation with journalist Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of" The National." MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud and MEI Visiting Fellow Karim Haggag in conversation with journalist Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of" The National." middle east, journalism, election 2020, public policy, global affairs no full 0