Kim Ghattas joins us to talk about the source of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s animosity – including differing views of Islam.
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How Saudi Arabia Won Donald Trump Over
Journalist Martin Smith joins us to talk about Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia’s influence on the Middle East.
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Forget The Planet – The Economics Of Fracking May Not Work
Bethany McLean joins us to discuss how new extraction techniques like fracking have promised huge future gains for the industry, and whether those anticipated returns are based on reality.
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Sunni Versus Shia In The Muslim World: How We Got To Now
Martin Smith joins us to talk about the current state of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s relationship – and how they got to where they are now.
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A Saudi Woman Takes The Wheel
Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca as a member of a fundamentalist family. She joins us to talk about being a feminist in a patriarchy.
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The Saudi-U.S. Alliance
This hour, we’ll discuss the recent U.S.-backed Saudi intervention in Yemen this hour with Andrew Cockburn. His article “Acceptable Losses” appears in the current issue of Harper’s Magazine.
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Inside Saudi Arabia
This hour, we’ll get an inside look at the nation’s tension between modernity and tradition with James Jones, director of the Frontline documentary “Saudi Arabia Uncovered.”
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From Lawyer to Desert Diplomat
We’ll talk to for U.S. Ambassador Robert Jordan about the role he played in building relationships in the Middle East, which he writes about in Desert Diplomat: Inside Saudi Arabia Following 9/11.
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