GeoSpace Ep. 30 with Elizabeth Threlkeld: Pakistan seizes a moment of opportunity in the Middle East

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih sat down with Elizabeth Threlkeld, senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, to discuss Pakistan's growing role in Middle Eastern affairs, its mediation between Washington and Tehran, and what its deepening ties with Saudi Arabia mean for the region's shifting security landscape.

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GeoSpace Ep. 29 with Randa Slim: Gulf states divided as post-war order takes shape

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih hosted Randa Slim of the Stimson Center to discuss how Gulf states are navigating a fractured post-war landscape and reassessing their relationships with Iran, Israel, and the United States.

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GeoSpace Ep. 28 with Ayub Nuri: Kurdistan endures war's disruption while charting a greener future

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih sat down with veteran journalist and environmentalist Ayub Nuri to discuss what life looked like in the Kurdistan Region during the US-Israel war with Iran and why the Region drew little international media attention despite absorbing over 700 attacks, while also highlighting the Region’s gradual shift toward solar energy and environmental renewal.

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GeoSpace Ep. 27 with David Schenker: Iraq's militia problem demands decisive action as sovereignty hangs in balance

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted David Schenker, Taube Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, discussing why Iran-backed militias' attacks during the Iran war exposed Iraq's forfeited sovereignty, how Washington can recalibrate its relationship with Baghdad, and whether decisive Iraqi leadership can emerge to confront groups embedded in every state institution.

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GeoSpace Ep. 26 with Dr. Kamran Bokhari: US-Iran deal likely as regional order reshapes

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Dr. Kamran Bokhari, Senior Director of the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and Senior Fellow at the Middle East Policy Council, discussing the imperatives driving both Washington and Tehran toward a deal following their 39-day conflict, why Turkey emerges as the war's biggest beneficiary, and how the US strategy of burden-sharing is fundamentally reshaping Middle Eastern order.

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GeoSpace Ep. 24 with Arash Saleh: Iranian Kurds navigate hope and fear as regime faces existential crisis

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Arash Saleh, former representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran and scholar at George Mason University, discussing how Iranian Kurds are positioning themselves amid the US-Israel military campaign against Iran and why mere regime survival could prove disastrous for regional stability.

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GeoSpace Ep. 23 with Lawk Ghafuri: Kurdistan under attack: Iran-backed militias and regional conflict

n the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Lawk Ghafuri, a political analyst specializing in Iraqi affairs, discussing the unprecedented wave of attacks on the Kurdistan Region following the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, the involvement of Iran-backed militias, and the prospective roles played by Kurds in the ongoing conflict.

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GeoSpace Ep. 22 with Nadine Maenza: Syria's minorities face uncertain future amid centralization

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Nadine Maenza, co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable and former chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, discussing the deteriorating situation for Syria's ethnic and religious minorities following Damascus' military campaigns and the rise of dangerous hate speech.

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GeoSpace Ep. 21 with Kamaran Palani: Trump's Maliki veto and potential Shiite-Kurdish alliance

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Kamaran Palani, leading scholar of Iraqi and Kurdish affairs, discussing the fallout from Trump's rejection of Nouri al-Maliki's premiership nomination and the potential for a revived Shiite-Kurdish alliance amid regional turbulence.

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