GeoSpace Ep.13 with Wladimir van Wilgenburg: Syria’s shifting landscape amid Damascus-SDF tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks ongoing tensions between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus and the prospect of a decentralized Syrian state with Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an expert on Syrian-Kurdish affairs.

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GeoSpace Ep.12 with Renad Mansour: US-Iraqi relations amid regional turmoil

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, about Iraqi-US relations amidst stark regional tensions, discussing how Iraqi affairs have slid out of the limelight in Washington and how the passage of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) bill could disturb the present calm.

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GeoSpace Ep.11 with Myles Caggins: Iraq amid the US troops withdrawal, Erbil-Baghdad tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Myles B. Caggins III on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing oil disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.

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GeoSpace Ep.10 with Meghan Bodette: The future of northeast Syria

In this episode of GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih and guest Meghan Bodette, Director of Research at the Kurdish Peace Institute, discuss the situation in northeast Syria amid the current SDF-Damascus tensions, the broader minority question in the country, and the regional and international forces shaping the future of Syria.

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GeoSpace Ep. 9 with Joshua Landis: Minorities and centralization in post-Suwayda Syria

The ninth episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast series sees host Mohammed A. Salih discuss the trajectory of the new Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa with academic and Syria expert Joshua Landis

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GeoSpace Ep. 8 with Sardar Aziz: The implications of the Iran-Israel conflict for Kurds

The eight episode of The New Region's GeoSpace sees host Mohammed A. Salih discuss the implications of the recent conflict between Iran and Israel for Iran's Kurdish population with Sardar Aziz, an expert on Kurdish and regional affairs.

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GeoSpace Ep.7 with Farzan Sabet: Inside the Israel-Iran Conflict

In this week's episode of GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih and guest Farzan Sabet, a researcher specializing in Middle East security and nuclear non-proliferation, tackle the Israel-Iran conflict and its broader regional and global implications

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GeoSpace Ep.6 with Sirwan Kajjo: Kurds between promise and peril in the new Syria

On GeoSpace, researcher Sirwan Kajjo highlighted the long history of Kurdish repression in Assad's Syria, and warned that despite Assad’s fall, deep rifts with Syria’s new rulers may block hopes for a decentralized, inclusive future

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GeoSpace Ep.5 with Sajad Jiyad: Iraq’s position in the region and its foreign policy

Host Mohammed A. Salih and guest Sajad Jiyad, Century International Fellow and Director of the Shia Politics Working Group, explore Iraq's geopolitical stature in the region and its evolving foreign policy

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