Is Bamako About To Fall?
North Africa editor Erin Brown and regional expert Nasser Weddady discuss the Sahel’s future following a major offensive by Islamist-jihadist and Tuareg separatist groups that has killed Mali's defense minister and forced Russian mercenaries to flee, with attacks including some near Bamako.
Despite the Trophies, Messi Will Never Mean What Maradona Does for Argentines
In March this year, Lionel Messi met Donald Trump at the White House, in a moment that showed the soccer icon’s apparent indifference to the current political climate and the president’s threats to Latin American countries’ sovereignty. For Argentines, the implication was clear: Messi is no Maradona.
The Strange (Future) Death of Christian Zionism
The rise of Christian nationalism and isolationism poses a direct challenge to Christian Zionism. As the Iran war alienates much of the MAGA-verse and pushes many young conservatives into more extreme orbits, a breaking point is coming in a GOP already fractured over the Trump administration’s “Israel-first” foreign policy.
How a Life in Exile Reshapes the Generations That Follow
Novelist Hannah Lillith Assadi joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss inherited memory, the century of Arab exile and her new novel, "Paradiso 17.”
Two Syrian Triathletes Train for the Olympics in a Country Rebuilding After War
Syrian triathletes Ehab Khallouf and Adnan Zaki are chasing qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games. Under Assad, they were routinely denied visas to compete abroad. Now, with a new federation president pushing reform and travel possible again, the qualification window is finally cracking open.