Through his role as the Brzezinski Chair and the former Director of the Middle East Program, Dr. Alterman routinely tackled broad, geostrategic questions in the podcast, Babel: Translating the Middle East. He explored the implications of the global energy transition for China, the United States, and our partners. He has also looked at multipolarity and great power competition in the Middle East, producing three scripted miniseries on U.S., Russian, and Chinese interests, and engagement with the region.
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Max Bergmann: Does Europe Matter in the Middle East?
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Max Bergmann, Martin Pimentel, and Will Todman — February 27, 2025
Jason Rezaian: The Rise of Hostage Taking
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Danny Sharp — July 25, 2023
Daniel Yergin: The Global Energy Transition
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Danny Sharp — August 24, 2021
Russia Podcast Miniseries
Newsletter — September 15, 2020
Frederic Wehrey: The Internationalization of Libya
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman and Will Todman — June 15, 2020
China Podcast Miniseries
Newsletter — January 21, 2020
Eliot Higgins: Russian Disinformation in Syria
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman and Will Todman — November 5, 2019
Bill Burns: U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East
Podcast Episode — September 11, 2019