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Podcast: Between the Lines
Episode: Does killing Soleimani really change anything in the Middle East? And, are China and Russia becoming BFFs?
Description: Soleimani killing: Was Washington's targeted killing of Iranian major general Soleimani justified? What’s the strategy behind it, and what kind of blow back will the US face?Danielle Pletka:  senior fellow in foreign and defence policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)Amin Saikal:  Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU. Author: Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic and, Islam beyond Borders: The Umma in World PoliticsAnd, Are Russia and China developing an authoritarian alliance? Defence analyst Paul Dibb is sounding the alarm. He says the...