GeoSpace Ep. 36 with Ceng Sagnic: The US withdrawal from Iraq and its implications for the country’s future

This week on GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Ceng Sagnic, a US-based geopolitical analyst, to discuss what a full American military withdrawal from Iraq by September 30 would mean for the country's stability, the Kurdistan Region, the militia disarmament process, and the broader regional competition for influence in Iraq.

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GeoSpace Ep. 35 with Giorgio Cafiero: How the US-Iran war is reshaping the Gulf’s strategic position

This week on GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics about how the ongoing war has shattered the Gulf's image of stability, exposed the limits of US security guarantees, and left GCC states scrambling to rethink their alliances and economic models.

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GeoSpace Ep. 34 with Mohammed Shareef: Iraq's new prime minister navigates militia disarmament and a warming relationship with Washington

This week on GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Kurdish scholar and political analyst Dr. Mohammed Shareef about Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's visit to Washington, militia disarmament, and what closer Baghdad-Washington ties mean for the Kurdistan Region.

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GeoSpace Ep. 33 with Amy Austin Holmes: Syria's new parliament raises hopes and doubts

This week on GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Dr. Amy Austin Holmes, research professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, about Syria's new parliament, the slow integration of the SDF, and what the transition means for Kurdish and minority communities.

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GeoSpace Ep. 32 with Dania Arayssi: The Four Seas Initiative and the race to reshape Middle East connectivity

This week on GeoSpace, Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Dania Arayssi, program head and senior analyst at New Lines Institute, about the Four Seas Initiative, a proposed connectivity project linking the Gulf to Europe through Syria and Turkey, its strategic goals, and the obstacles standing in its way.

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GeoSpace Ep. 31 with Akeel Abbas: Iraqi militia disarmament in the era of Zaidi and Barrack

In the latest episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace podcast, host Mohammed A. Salih spoke with Akeel Abbas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Iraq Initiative within the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, regarding the efforts of new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's government to bring militias under state control, the appointment of Tom Barrack as US Envoy to Iraq, and external actors that will influence Baghdad's drive for reform.

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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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