Leila Bazzi

A Conversation with Leila Bazzi

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A weekly conversation with Leila Bazzi, where insight meets analysis on the most pressing issues shaping the Middle East and beyond. In each episode, Bazzi sits down with leading voices—from policymakers and analysts to journalists and regional experts—to unpack what’s really happening across the region. The podcast goes beyond the headlines, offering in-depth discussions on geopolitics, conflict dynamics, power shifts, and the forces driving change in the Middle East. With sharp editorial perspective and informed dialogue, each episode delivers clarity, context, and credible reporting in a fa...

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Leila Bazzi

Episodes

China, Taiwan, and the Middle East— A Conversation with Matt Pottinger 04.06.2026 28:21

Matt Pottinger redefined how Washington approaches China. Speaking with MBN Alhurra's Min Mitchell and Editor-in-Chief Leila Bazzi, he argues that this year's war with Iran exposed Beijing as an unreliable partner for the Gulf— the same power that helped arm the regime attacking its neighbors. He weighs the risks of the new Trump-Xi "détente," why Gulf states are right to route around the Strait o...

Are We Losing Control of Nuclear Weapons? 29.04.2026 33:53

For more than half a century, the world has relied on one system to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Today, that system is under unprecedented strain. With no binding limits on major nuclear powers, rising global tensions, and growing uncertainty around Iran’s nuclear program, the question is no longer whether the system is being tested—but whether...