Episode 202 | The Iran-Saudi deal and the Middle East
In this episode, Jack Omer-Jackaman speaks to Sir John Jenkins. Sir John was British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from June 2012 to January 2015. He previously served as the ambassador to Libya, Iraq, and Syria, and as the British Consul General in Jerusalem. They discuss the recent China-brokered normalisation deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, its […]
Episode 201 | Understanding Hezbollah
In this episode, Richard Pater speaks to Sarit Zehavi, a Lt. Col. in the IDF reserves who specialises in intelligence and holds an MA in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University. She is the founder and CEO of ALMA, an organisation specialising in research and analysis of Israel’s security challenges on the northern border. In […]
Episode 200 | Violence in the West Bank
In this episode, BICOM Director Richard Pater talks to Dr Michael Milshtein, an expert on the Palestinian Arena and the Head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel-Aviv University. He serves as a senior analyst at the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at […]
Episode 199 | The State of Iran
In this episode, Richard Pater speaks to Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. They discuss the current state of Iran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s links with Russia, and where the US and the EU stand on Iran. Leveraging his […]
Episode 198 | Understanding Judicial Reform
In this episode, Jack Omer-Jackman, Research Associate at BICOM speaks to Professor Amichai Cohen senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. They explore details of the proposed reforms, how Israel’s system compares internationally and what to expect next. Cohen also comments on the distinction between populist and conservative potential reforms, and on the relationship between […]
Episode 197 | What does Israel’s political future look like?
In this episode, Jack Omer-Jackaman, BICOM Research Associate speaks to Professor Jonathan Rynhold, head of the department of Political Studies at Bar Ilan University. Rynhold’s research focuses on US-Israeli relations, Israeli foreign policy and the role of political culture in foreign policy. They discuss the internal dynamics of the coalition government, the state of proposed […]
Episode 196 | The New Government’s Agenda
In this live episode, Richard Pater speaks to Tal Shalev, political correspondent at Walla News, about the new coalition government and the political challenges facing Israel. They discussed the proposed judicial reform, balancing the religious -secular status quo and future relations with the Palestinian Authority. This briefing was recorded live with questions by the audience, […]