GeoSpace Ep. 20 with Hamidreza Azizi: Iran’s Islamic regime faces its most serious challenge

In the latest episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Iranian and regional affairs expert Hamidreza Azizi to unpack Iran’s nationwide unrest and the regime’s increasingly violent response.

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GeoSpace Ep. 19 with Fatima Abo Alasrar: Saudi intervention reshapes Yemen's political landscape

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Fatima Abo Alasrar, a prominent analyst of Yemeni and Gulf affairs, discussing Saudi Arabia's decisive military action against the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) and its broader implications for Yemen and the Gulf.

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GeoSpace Ep. 18 with Victoria J. Taylor: Elections, militias, foreign influence in Iraq

In the latest episode of The New Region’s Geospace recorded December 17, host Mohammad A. Salih spoke with Victoria J. Taylor, director of the Iraq Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East program, about the future of power in Iraq following the recent elections, Washington’s continued push to curb Iranian influence, and the issue of armed factions in the country.

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GeoSpace Ep. 17 with Dr. Shwan Jamal Azeez: Can Kurdistan realize its energy ambitions?

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih speaks with Dr. Shwan Jamal Azeez, an associate professor at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, about the uncertain future of the Kurdistan Region’s energy sector amid mounting security threats, legal battles, and contested federalism in Iraq.

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GeoSpace Ep. 16 with Hayder al-Shakeri: The aftermath of Iraq's parliamentary elections

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Hayder al-Shakeri, a leading Iraq analyst and Chatham House research fellow, to discuss the aftermath of Iraq's recent parliamentary elections and their geopolitical implications for the region

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Exclusive interview with KDP politburo member Hemn Hawrami post-Iraqi elections

Hemn Hawrami, a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official and former Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, spoke to The New Region regarding the aftermath of Iraq's recent elections, the KDP's milestone surpassing of its one-million-vote goal, and cabinet formation in the Kurdistan Region.

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GeoSpace Ep. 15 with Omar al-Nidawi: Iraq’s post-election future

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Omar al-Nidawi, Director of Programs at the Enabling Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), discussing Iraq's parliamentary elections and their ramifications for the country's political future.

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US sanctions will not deter Moscow's investment in Iraq: Russian ambassador

Russia’s total investment in Iraq is estimated at around 20 billion dollars “mostly in the oil and gas industry,” according to the diplomat.

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GeoSpace Ep. 14 with Robin Yassin-Kassab: Syria’s challenging transition

In The New Region’s GeoSpace, Robin Yassin-Kassab discusses post-Assad Syria: initial euphoria fading into disillusion. He urges decentralization and “gentle democratization” to build a democratic, multicultural Syria driven by Syrians, not foreign powers.

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