Podcast
How the War in Iran Reached South Asia’s Kitchens
New Delhi restaurateur Anuj Wadhwa and economist Mihir Sharma join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss how the Iran war is driving up fuel prices and squeezing households across South Asia.
Lessons in Power and Democracy From Syria to Iran
Journalist and author Anand Gopal joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss what two decades of America's wars reveal about the nature of power, a forgotten democratic experiment in Syria, and his new book, "Days of Love and Rage.”
What the Epstein Files Reveal About How Elites Operate
Sarah Chayes and Emran Feroz join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the Epstein files, transnational networks of kleptocracy from Afghanistan to Washington, and what elites do when they think we’re not watching.
How the Iran War Came to the Gulf
Bloomberg Economics Middle East lead Dina Esfandiary and Saudi analyst Sultan Alamer join Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how the war has come to the Gulf, upending years of careful diplomacy.
In the Shadow of the Ayatollah’s Death, War Comes to Iran
Journalist Negar Mortazavi and historian Arash Azizi join Faisal Al Yafai to discuss the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the future of the Islamic republic.
Trump Comes to Africa
Zachariah Mampilly and Ebenezer Obadare join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei to examine Donald Trump's surprisingly hands-on approach to Africa.
The Invisible Lines That Divided South Asia
The historian Sam Dalrymple joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the politics of making borders, partition in the Indian subcontinent and his new book, “Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia.”