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Apr 18, 2023
Earth Day: Environmental Opportunities and Challenges in the Middle East
00:26:29
April 22 marks the annual observation of Earth Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on issues of environmental conservation and protection. Mohammed Mahmoud, director of MEI's Climate and Water Program is joined by Alicia Dauth to discuss recent global and regional developments regarding the current climate crisis and their implications towards preserving the earth's environment, with a special focus on opportunities and challenges for the Middle East.
Apr 11, 2023
On Food and Sustainability: A conversation with Moza Al Matrooshi and Christian Sleiman
00:30:13
Lyne Sneige, Director of the Arts & Culture Program at the Middle East Institute, speaks with artists Moza Al Matrooshi and Christian Sleiman about their works that are featured in MEI's current exhibition, Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities. The conversation provides greater detail on the relationship between each artist's works and the themes of food and sustainability.
Mar 30, 2023
Water Resource Challenges in MENA
00:31:31
Mohammed Mahmoud, Director of the Climate and Water Program at MEI, hosts a discussion on a variety of water resource challenges across the MENA region with Malak Altaeb, Megan Ferrando, Orestes Morfin, Youssef Wehbe, Zena Agha, and Andrei Covatariu. Questions on water availability, the relationship between water and conflict, future technologies, and more are addressed in the conversation.
Mar 10, 2023
Can the Lira be saved?
00:58:48
MEI's US-Lebanon Fellow Fadi Nicholas Nassar speaks to Beirut-based international finance professional Mike Azar on Lebanon's financial crisis. What is the state of Lebanon's banking system, and how did it become so dysfunctional? What does Azar recommend to get Lebanon's economy back on track, and can the Lira be saved?
Feb 28, 2023
The influence of Atmospheric Rivers in MENA
00:28:26
Atmospheric rivers play an important role in the movement of water through the atmosphere and can release that water at magnitudes capable of producing extreme weather and flooding. But what are atmospheric rivers exactly? And how do they behave in relation to current climate change in the MENA region? MEI's Mohammed Mahmoud and Raha Hakimdavar are joined by Dr. Amin Dezfuli to discuss these questions and more.
Feb 24, 2023
Russia's Influence in MENA After a Year of War in Ukraine
01:02:56
MEI Managing Editor Matthew Czekaj speaks with scholars Iulia-Sabina Joja, Alex Vatanka, Yörük Işık, Charles Lister, and Roger Kangas on Russia's current standing in the Middle East a year since re-invading Ukraine.
How has Russian aggression in Ukraine redrawn Moscow’s relationships in the MENA region? And as the Middle East increasingly becomes a key area of global great power competition, is Russia still a meaningful player there, politically, economically, militarily, and diplomatically?
Feb 21, 2023
MEI's Arts and Culture Center joins DESIGNEAST in Dubai
00:40:45
MEI's Arts and Culture Center joins DESIGNEAST at Al Serkal Avenue in Dubai
DESIGNEAST is a new platform launching in Dubai during Art Week from 26 February to 5 March, 2023 focused on providing opportunities for emerging designers from the Middle East, South East Asia and China. MEI's Arts and Culture Center director Lyne Sneige speaks to founder and creative director Rue Kotharie about their opening show '(Un)common Threads' and two of the participating artists Ghizlane Sahli (Morocco) and Nour Hage (Lebanon/UK).
Feb 13, 2023
Is There a Way Forward for Political Resolution in Yemen?
00:32:51
Director of MEI's Arabian Peninsula Program Gerald Feierstein speaks to MEI Non-Resident Scholars Fatima Abo Alasrar & Ibrahim Jalal on a host of current events in Yemen. What have been the takeaways from U.S. Special Envoy Timothy Lenderking's recent visit to the country - and what are the current trends in the Saudi-Houthi dialogue?
Feb 01, 2023
Justice, the Beirut Blast, and Lebanon's Continued Crisis
00:43:21
MEI's U.S.-Lebanon Fellow Fadi Nicholas Nassar speaks to Ronnie Chatah - host of the Beirut Banyan and founder of WalkBeirut - about justice in the wake of the Beirut Blast. Why have family members of the blast's victims recently been arrested, and where does accountability lie as Lebanon continues to slip into further crisis?
Jan 24, 2023
EU Energy Security & the Maghreb
00:28:23
North Africa and the Sahel Program Director Intissar Fakir speaks to Alberto Rizzi - pan-European fellow at the Rome Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations - about existing and future energy partnerships between the European Union and the Maghreb. In the wake of energy market disruption caused by the conflict in Ukraine, what alternative fuel sources are the EU looking towards - and how does this align with current production capacities in Maghreb countries?
Apr 18 | 00:26:29
Earth Day: Environmental Opportunities and Challenges in the Middle East
Apr 11 | 00:30:13
On Food and Sustainability: A conversation with Moza Al Matrooshi and Christian Sleiman
Mar 30 | 00:31:31
Water Resource Challenges in MENA
Mar 10 | 00:58:48
Can the Lira be saved?
Feb 28 | 00:28:26
The influence of Atmospheric Rivers in MENA
Feb 24 | 01:02:56
Russia's Influence in MENA After a Year of War in Ukraine
Feb 21 | 00:40:45
MEI's Arts and Culture Center joins DESIGNEAST in Dubai
Feb 13 | 00:32:51
Is There a Way Forward for Political Resolution in Yemen?
Feb 01 | 00:43:21
Justice, the Beirut Blast, and Lebanon's Continued Crisis
Jan 24 | 00:28:23
EU Energy Security & the Maghreb
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