11 Best Middle East Geopolitics Podcasts

1. CONFLICTED

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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.MORE Hosts Aimen Dean, Thomas Small
Producer/Network Message Heard
Email ****@messageheard.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Tom Khaled Würdemann, Shawn VanDiver +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.2K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Iran: The Latest

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Iran: The Latest is The Telegraph's defence, security and foreign affairs news podcast providing deep-dive analysis on the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran. Veteran foreign correspondents Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey bring you the latest updates from The Telegraph 's award-winning journalists, plus exclusive interviews with world-class experts in military strategy, international relations, and Middle East policy...MORE Hosts Roland Oliphant, Venetia Rainey
Email ****@telegraph.co.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Mark Cancian
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 595 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Taking the Edge Off the Middle East with Brian Katulis

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MEI's Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy Brian Katulis sits down with a cast of friends, colleagues, and fellow MENA policy professionals for casual conversations on the most important happenings in the Middle East today.MORE Email ****@mei.edu
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Babel: Translating the Middle East

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Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what's really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what's going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates...MORE Host Jon B. Alterman
Producer/Network CSIS
Email ****@csis.org
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mona Yacoubian, Jon Alterman +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 132Facebook 550.2KTwitter 436.7KInstagram 145.2K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Essential Middle East

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In the world of news, headlines are essential, but providing in-depth analysis of news and current affairs became rare. We analyze the news and simplify complex geopolitical realities of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. To help you make sense of it all, join our host Sami Zeidan.MORE Producer/Network Al Jazeera
Email ****@aljazeera.net
Location Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 63Facebook 22.1MTwitter 9.1MInstagram 9.2M Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Middle East Focus

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Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
Hosts Alistair Taylor, Matthew Czekaj
Producer/Network Middle East Institute
Email ****@mei.edu
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Charles Lister, David Hale +5 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 127Facebook 25.3KTwitter 114KInstagram 13.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Middle East Forum Podcast

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The Middle East Forum's weekly podcast series featuring discussions from experts, policymakers, staff, and writing fellows on topics relating to the Middle East and countering Islamism. 
Producer/Network Middle East Forum
Email ****@meforum.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Ahmad Sharawi
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Middle East Monitor Conversations

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Middle East Monitor Conversations brings you lively discussions with prominent voices from the region and beyond as we delve deeper into issues shaping the Middle East and North Africa - from politics, to culture and the arts. For more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/MORE Producer/Network Middle East Monitor
Email ****@memonitor.org.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Ann Wright, Peter Beinart +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Middle East matters

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Political and social events from the Middle East, with exclusive reports and interviews. Tuesday at 5:45pm Paris time.
Producer/Network FRANCE 24 English
Email ****@francemm.com
Location Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 27 Get Email Contact

10. On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

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AL-Monitor Senior Correspondent Amberin Zaman interviews newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region. Amberin travels the region for AL-Monitor, specializing in news and analysis in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and the Caucasus and writes the weekly Turkey Briefing newsletter. Prior to AL-Monitor, she covered Turkey, the Kurds, and conflicts in the region for The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and the Voice of America, and was The Economist's Turkey correspondent from 1999 to 2016.MORE Email ****@al-monitor.com
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 200.5KTwitter 158.8KInstagram 19.7K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast

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Discussing news and innovations in the Middle East.
Producer/Network Marc Lynch
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Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29Facebook 7.2KTwitter 10.6K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact