The push to lift sanctions on Syria is gaining momentum. The new administration is engaged in a major diplomatic outreach... And top European and Arab diplomats have discussed the issue in Riyadh. So will the West be prepared to lift the restrictions, and help rebuild Syria?

In this Episode:

• Ammar Kahf, Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies

• Hind Kabawat, Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.

• Fadi Dayoub, Executive Director of Local Development and Small Projects Support, a Syrian NGO

Host: Neave Barker

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Major protests outside the annual conference of Germany's Far Right AfD party. It's candidate for Chancellor is promising mass deportations of immigrants. Can Alice Wiedel's views help her party win more power in a general election next month?

In this Episode:

• Olaf Boehnke, Director and Senior Advisor, Alliance of Democracies Foundation

• Jessica Berlin, Non-resident fellow, Center for European Analysis

• Ulrich Brueckner, Professor of European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin

Host: Laura Kyle

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Israeli warplanes struck Yemen on Friday -- with a power station, ports and residential areas among the targets. The same day, Houthi forces say they attacked a U.S. aircraft carrier and naval vessels in the Red Sea. What's the risk of further escalation?

In this Episode:

• Mustapha Noman -- Former deputy foreign minister of Yemen

• Yousef Mawry -- Political analyst and award-winning journalist based in Yemen

• Farea Al Muslimi -- Research fellow at the Middle East and North Africa programme of Chatham House, specialising in Yemen and the wider Gulf region

Host: Imran Khan

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