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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After a two-year political stalemate, Lebanon has a president.The election of army chief Joseph Aoun by parliament is welcomed from Washington to Tehran. He takes the helm of a country ravaged by war and economic crises. What are his immediate challenges?

In this Episode:

• Joseph Bahout, Director of the Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at American University of Beirut.
• Ronnie Chatah, Host of The Beirut Banyan podcast.
• Ali Rizk, Political and security affairs analyst.

Host: Imran Khan

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Research into global conflict indicates more countries are at war today than at any time since World War Two. Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, NATO and the EU all want to increase military spending, which hit record levels worldwide again last year. What are the implications?

In this Episode:

• Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
• Ravi Agrawal, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy magazine
• Mouin Rabbani, Non-resident Fellow, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies

Host: Imran Khan

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Famine now present in five areas of Sudan -- in what a senior UN official says is 'a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions'. Millions are displaced and the US now says genocide is taking place. What's the world doing for the people of Sudan?

In this Episode:

•  Kholood Khair, Political Analyst.
• Mukesh Kapila, Former United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan (2003-2004).
• Adama Dieng, African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide.

Host: Folly Bah Thibault

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 A crucial moment in Austria's history. A far right leader is invited to form a government for the first time since World War II. Will Herbert Kickl succeed in striking a coalition deal and provide a stable leadership? And what could that mean for immigrants?

In this Episode:

•  Michael Bonvalot, Journalist.
•  Aurelien Mondon, Senior Lecturer, University of Bath.
•  Florian Hartleb, Political Consultant.

Host: Cyril Vanier

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M23 fighters are advancing in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They've taken two towns in as many days in North Kivu province. Talks to end the decades-long conflict were aburptly cancelled last month. So, what does this renewed push by M23 mean for the DRC and its people?

In this Episode:

• Reagan Miviri, Researcher, specialises in the conflict in the DRC.
• Solomon Dersso, Founding Director, Amani Africa.
• David Munkley, Director, World Vision's response to the conflict in eastern D-R-C.

Host: Cyril Vanier

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