Connections
Connections Podcast offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship. Connections will focus primarily but not exclusively on the Middle East. Connections is part of the Audio-Visual Magazine Status/الوضع, accessible at www.statushour.com. This podcast is hosted by Mouin Rabbani. Mouin has published and commented widely on Palestinian affairs, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He was previously Senior Analyst Middle East and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and head of political affairs with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. He is Co-Editor of the publication Jadaliyya.com.
Episodes
On Tuesday, 23 November Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Samia Errazzouki about the current crises in the Maghreb. This episode of Connections examines escalating Algerian-Moroccan tensions and the deteriorating situation in Western Sahara.
Guest
Samia Errazzouki is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of California, Davis. She was previously a journalist with the Associated Press and Reuters in...
on Thursday, 18 November Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani and Cas Mudde spoke about the global far right. This episode of Connections will examine whether the far right is today ascendant or in decline, and the extent to which it forms a coherent global movement.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It comb...
On Wednesday, 9 November Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Alison Glick and Nora Lester Murad about the challenges and rewards of narrating personal experience and political realities in Palestine. This episode of Connections examines the personal and political journeys they undertook, and the impact it has had on their writing and activism.
Guests
Alison Glick is a writer and activist based in Philadelphia. ...
On Friday, 5 November, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Raja Shehadeh about Israel’s campaign to criminalize Palestinian human defenders and civic organizations. This episode of Connections examines the context and implications of Israel’s latest initiatives, and assess efforts to counter them.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes ...
Join us on Wednesday, 2 November for a conversation between Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani and Zachary Foster on The Invention of Palestine. This episode of Connections will examine how and why the terms “Palestine” and “Palestinian” came to be contested, and measure various claims in this regard against the historical record.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy quest...
On Wednesday, 27 October, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Khalid Mustafa Medani on the coup in Sudan. This special episode of Connections discusses the latest developments in Sudan and examines the context and consequences of the recent coup in the country.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It ...
On Wednesday, 13 October Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani and Ali Vaez converse about Iran after the June 2021 elections. This episode of Connections will examine Iran’s domestic politics, its regional and international policies, and the fate of the nuclear agreement.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It...
On Tuesday, 5 October, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Nabih Bulos, Middle East Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times about a decade of upheaval in the Middle East and the response of its peoples. This episode of Connections examines the various dynamics and impact of revolution, war, and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.
Guest
Nabih Bulos is the Middle East bureau chief of the Los Angeles T...
On Tuesday, 21 September Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Helen Lackner about the war on Yemen and prospects for peace. This episode of Connections examines the multiple dimensions of the Yemen conflict and the agendas of the main powers involved.
Guest
Helen Lackner is a leading authority on Yemen who has been conducting research and writing about Yemeni politics and society since the 1970s. A former residen...
On Tuesday, 14 September Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Lisa Hajjar on the post-2001 US torture program and its living legacies. This episode of Connections examines the development and impact of the US torture program in the context of two decades of the “War on Terror”.
Guest
Lisa Hajjar is a professor of sociology at the University of California – Santa Barbara. Her work focuses mainly on issues r...
On Wednesday, 1 September, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with digital rights campaigner Marwa Fatafta and about recent revelations concerning the NSO/Pegasus digital espionage program and its broader implications. This episode of Connections examines the human and political and dimensions of digital espionage, and the agendas of those promoting it.
Guest
Marwa Fatafta leads Access Now’s work on digital ri...
On Monday, 23 August Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani speaks with Syrian scholar, political refugee, and Jadaliyya Syria Page co-editor Basileus Zeno about the US asylum system. This episode of Connections examines how this system operates and the extent to which it remains unchanged since the departure of the Trump administration.
Guest
Basileus Zeno is Karl Loewenstein Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in Political S...
Join us on Wednesday, 18 August for a conversation with former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Benon Sevan, who served as UN envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1988-1992, and Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani about current developments in Afghanistan. This episode of Connections will examine the US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and collapse of the government in Kabul, and how it compares with the Soviet withd...
On Monday, 9 August Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with leading economist Jeffrey Sachs about the challenges facing the globe during this pivotal decade. As the world remains mired in the COVID-19 pandemic, the existential dangers of climate change are becoming increasingly clear. This episode of Connections examines the economic dimensions of climate change, the persistence of widespread poverty and inequality, ...
On Wednesday, 4 August, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Tunisian researcher and journalist Houda Mzioudet about current developments in Tunisia. President Kais Saied’s 25 July dismissal of prime minister Hichem Mechichi and suspension of parliament have plunged the country into crisis. This episode of Connections examines the background, responses, and potential implications of the ongoing power struggle.
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In this episode of Connections Podcast, Nadya Sbaiti speaks to Connections host and by Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani about the crisis in Lebanon. The World Bank recently concluded that Lebanon’s economic and financial meltdown ranks among the worst seen anywhere in the world since 1850. This episode of Connections examines the multiple dimensions, impact, and consequences of Lebanon’s crisis.
Guest
Nadya Sbaiti is A...
Join us on Wednesday, 7 July for a conversation with Anders Persson and Diana Buttu hosted by Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani about the role of Europe in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This episode of Connections Podcast will examine the development of European Union policy in this regard, its motives, objectives, and impact.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questi...
On Sunday, 27 June Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Hanan Ashrawi in order to assess the current position and future options for the Palestinians as they confront both challenge and opportunity. This episode of Connections Podcast will also discuss the policies of the new Israeli government and role of the Biden administration in Palestine.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events ...
On Thursday, 17 June Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani interviewed Lara Friedman about the role of the US Congress in formulating Washington's policy towards Israel and the Palestinians. Existing and proposed legislation and its impact on US policy options is examined. This episode of Connections Podcast also discusses the significance of growing Congressional criticism of US support for Israel and its policies towards the...
On Monday, 7 June Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Lori Allen about investigations and commissions of inquiry into the situation in Palestine. This episode of Connections Podcast examines the history of such exercises and asks what might be different about current attempts to hold Israel to account.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as t...
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