Arab News Blog

While I would urge my readers to check the MEI Website regularly, I’ve been a bit slow to link to some recent events. Several recent podcasts (when you click on the link it begins to play) and one recent YouTube video:

• Dr. Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish Foreign Policy Between Ideology and Realpolitik (October 9);

• William Maley, Rani Mullen, and Marvin Weinbaum, The Implications of the Final Election Results in Afghanistan for US Strategic Interests (October 8);

• Aamir A. Rehman, Gulf Capital and Islamic Finance:The Rise of New Global Players (October 6);

• Ekmeleddin Ehsanoglu, The Role of Turkey in the Interplay between Islam and Europe (October 2); podcast at the link and video here (will be in five parts):

• Murat Somer and Kemal Kinsci, What Does the Kurdish Opening in Turkey Entail? Comparative and Political Perspectives (October 1).

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An in-house roundup (more outside links later), catching up with some recent links to MEI publications and podcasts:

• The second installment of our Viewpoints series on “The State of the Arts in the Middle East.” Summary at the link; full text here.

• “The Nightmare Scenario in Afghanistan,” an op-ed by William Maley, MEI’s Marvin Weinbaum, and Rani D. Mullen, originally appeared in ForeignPolicy.com.

• “Kuwait Looks Towards the East: Relations with China,” a new Policy Brief by Khizar Niyazi. Summary at the link; full Policy Brief here (PDF).

• Podcast: Roby C. Barrett, “Gulf Security and the Procurement Future: Challenges and Issues.” Podcast begins to play when you click the link (use earphones in an office).

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