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Innovation and Collaboration. 25th anniversary of the Singapore-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation
92 hours 24 mins; June 15, 2022
China’s Digital Currency Ripple Effects from the Gulf to Singapore
84 hours 19 mins; June 12, 2022
[Book Launch] Governance and Domestic Policymaking in Saudi Arabia
86 hours 56 mins; June 08, 2022
Turkey’s Middle East Ambitions and Regional Role
92 hours 11 mins; June 01, 2022
[Book Talk] Rethinking Salafism: The Transnational Networks of Salafi ‘Ulama
62 hours 5 mins; May 31, 2022
Socio-cultural Developments in the UAE – Trailblazer in a Shifting Landscape
97 hours 36 mins; May 30, 2022
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 26: Omri Lavie and the Future of Cybersecurity
26 mins; May 29, 2022
[Book Discussion] The Middle East & The Indo-Pacific: The New Geopolitics
92 hours 47 mins; April 29, 2022
Can Gulf States End the Yemen War?
90 hours 26 mins; April 29, 2022
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 25: Russian Mercenaries a Weak Link in Great-Power Competition
32 mins; April 28, 2022
Climate Commitments: Less Reason for the Arab Region to Cop Out?
74 hours 30 mins; March 29, 2022
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 24: Walking on Thin Ice – Chinese Private Security Sector in Complex Environments
29 mins; March 29, 2022
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 23: Russian Power Projection on the Cheap? Russian Private Military Companies’ Implications for Global Security
36 mins; February 27, 2022
[Book Discussion] Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations
60 hours 53 mins; February 04, 2022
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 22: Glass Ceiling and Private Security Regulations
36 mins; January 27, 2022
Iran-Europe Dynamics and the JCPOA Negotiations
94 hours 49 mins; January 26, 2022
MEI Salon Cultural Segment III – Al Zubarah: The Past, Present and Future of a Pearling Town
72 hours 36 mins; January 24, 2022
Bridging the Gulf Episode 12 — A Compatible Contradiction? Heritage and Modernity in Gulf Cities
77 hours 48 mins; December 23, 2021
[Book Discussion] Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare
60 hours 52 mins; December 16, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 21: Bellingcat and Open-source Intelligence
49 mins; December 14, 2021
Lebanon: On the Brink of a New Civil War?
64 hours 19 mins; December 05, 2021
ME 101 Closing Session: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Middle East but were Afraid to Ask
77 hours 59 mins; December 05, 2021
Perfect Imperfection: Socio-cultural and Religious Reforms in Saudi Arabia
93 hours 48 mins; November 23, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #12: The Centrality of Central Asia
90 hours 45 mins; November 21, 2021
Lecture #11: From Fake News to Fake Journalists: Gulf Disinformation that Fooled the World
82 hours 27 mins; November 14, 2021
From the Middle East to Afghanistan: The Evolution of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province
91 hours 57 mins; November 14, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 20: The Evolution of Russian Private Military Companies from Syria to Mali
56 mins; November 14, 2021
Bridging The Gulf [Episode 11]: Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury
83 hours 8 mins; November 11, 2021
Lecture #10: Religion and Political Islam in the Middle East and Its Impact on Our Region
90 hours 58 mins; November 08, 2021
Lecture #09: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Women and Youth – A Force for Change
86 hours 13 mins; November 02, 2021
2021 S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture
85 hours 25 mins; October 28, 2021
Lecture #08: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Climate Change in a Desert
88 hours 13 mins; October 22, 2021
Ertuğrul Goes East: Turkey Rising in South Asia
106 hours 49 mins; October 21, 2021
The Eagle Looks East: A Conversation with General (ret.) David H. Petraeus
55 mins; October 19, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #07: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Renewables as the New Oil or the Geopolitics of Carrots
89 hours 52 mins; October 17, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 19:The Future of Private Military
49 mins; October 14, 2021
Lecture #06: The Politics of Economic Reform
65 hours 5 mins; October 07, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #05: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | Israel – More than Just Palestine
93 hours 34 mins; October 05, 2021
In Conversation with Ambassador Robert Hunter: Making Sense of the Carter Doctrine
79 hours 48 mins; September 26, 2021
Lecture #04: The US and its Allies – Boots on the Ground or Off Platforms
87 hours 39 mins; September 25, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #03: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | China – Can the Dragon Tame the Middle East or will the Middle East Tame the Dragon?
85 hours 40 mins; September 20, 2021
Uncovering the Gatekeepers of Islamic Finance
93 hours 39 mins; September 20, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 18: Business and Human Rights: A Role for Private Security Companies?
50 mins; September 14, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #02: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | Iran, Turkey, Russia – Allies, Foes or Marriages of Convenience
91 hours 8 mins; September 10, 2021
Afghanistan: What Happens Next?
92 hours 3 mins; September 05, 2021
ME 101 Lecture #01: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | The Gulf States – The Competition for Influence
90 hours 12 mins; September 02, 2021
ME 101 Series Introduction: Developments in the Middle East: Why Singapore Should Care
83 hours 56 mins; August 27, 2021
Bridging The Gulf [Episode 10]: MEI Salon Cultural Segment II – A City as Old as Time: Nizwa, Oman
56 mins; August 24, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 17: America’s Global Military-Labour Infrastructure
40 mins; August 12, 2021
Between Co-operation & Confrontation: Has the US Renounced the Carter Doctrine?
97 hours 23 mins; August 07, 2021
Oil & Gas Market Scenarios: Prospects for the GCC countries in a “Net Zero by 2050” World
100 hours 26 mins; August 01, 2021
Transitioning to Non-oil Economies in the Gulf: Successes, Failures, and the Path Forward
101 hours 7 mins; July 30, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 16: The Invisible Nepali Labour of the US War in Afghanistan
51 mins; July 28, 2021
[Book Talk] Saudi Arabia and Indonesian Networks: Migration, Education and Islam
97 hours 19 mins; July 27, 2021
A Middle East Bet on China? Strategic Partnerships and Regional Rivalries
89 hours 30 mins; July 26, 2021
Iran's Presidential Election: Impact on the Islamic Republic's Policies
91 hours 40 mins; July 26, 2021
Blockade Blowback: Qatar-Iran Ties After Al-Ula
98 hours 50 mins; July 23, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 8 — MEI Salon Cultural Segment I: The Tradition and Sport of Falconry
64 hours 57 mins; June 28, 2021
The Politics of Islamic Pop
101 hours 50 mins; June 24, 2021
Bridging The Gulf Episode 7 — Qatar: Small State, Big Politics, and the Road to Diversification
87 hours 34 mins; June 21, 2021
Beyond the Chokepoints: New Geopolitics of Arabian Seaports
94 hours 25 mins; June 14, 2021
China: Full Steam Ahead in the Gulf?
95 hours 11 mins; June 10, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 15: Surrogate Warfare -The Transformation of War in the 21st Century
54 mins; June 09, 2021
Bridging The Gulf Episode 6 — The UAE: Federation, the Dubai Model and Abu Dhabi Leadership
47 mins; June 09, 2021
Iran-GCC Dynamics and Regional Security
91 hours 26 mins; June 02, 2021
Existing in an Existential Crisis: The Asian Response to Climate Change
88 hours 10 mins; June 01, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 5 The Omani Odyssey — Renaissance, Modernisation and Unfolding Futures
44 mins; May 28, 2021
[Book Talk] Making It Count: Statistics and Statecraft in the Early People’s Republic of China
35 mins; May 27, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 4 — Answering the Five “W”s of Kuwaiti Democracy
63 hours 21 mins; May 16, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 3 — Beyond Oil and Dates: Saudi Arabia’s Past, Transition and Future
62 hours 12 mins; May 09, 2021
[Book Talk] Protecting China’s Interests Overseas: From the Middle East to Central Asia
90 hours 53 mins; May 06, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 14: Rethinking Military Waste
46 mins; May 05, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 2 — Top 5 Myths about Energy in the Gulf
60 hours 17 mins; May 05, 2021
The China-Iran Deal: Mirage or Game Changer?
100 hours 59 mins; April 30, 2021
Bridging the Gulf Episode 1 — Politics, Energy, and Opposition in the Gulf: What You Need to Know
59 mins; April 26, 2021
Singapore and Israel: Navigating the Technological Superpower Competition
81 hours 58 mins; April 21, 2021
Hebrew Language and Culture Colloquium | Day Two
107 hours 44 mins; April 20, 2021
Hebrew Language and Culture Colloquium | Day One
130 hours 28 mins; April 20, 2021
Gulf Cooperation Council Economies – Strategic Overview
52 mins; April 19, 2021
[Regional Forum] Central Asia-ASEAN: Opportunities in Trade, Investment and Education
108 hours 46 mins; April 14, 2021
The Gulf and Beyond: Assessing Israel’s Expanding Arab Relations
96 hours 59 mins; April 02, 2021
China’s Political Entanglements in the Middle East: Escaping Inevitability?
101 hours 0 mins; March 31, 2021
Egypt and Myanmar: How the Military’s Economic Interests Complicates Political Transition
88 hours 9 mins; March 30, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 13: Humanitarian Aid Agencies Risk Management
39 mins; March 29, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 12: Kidnap and Ransom Insurance - Managing Risk in the Cyber and Maritime Space
65 hours 15 mins; March 09, 2021
Middle East Film Festival 2021 | Q&A with Mehdi M Barsaoui
44 mins; March 01, 2021
[MEI Salon Series] Resistance, Rebellion & Revolution | A Libyan Artist in Exile — Hasan ‘Alsatoor’ Dhaimish (1955–2016)
74 hours 39 mins; February 18, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 11: Future of Chinese PSC’s in Central Asia
32 mins; January 28, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 10: Decoding Russian Private Military Security Companies
50 mins; January 05, 2021
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 9: From Private Security to Cybersecurity: When Virtual Threats Become Real Risks
53 mins; December 08, 2020
[Book Launch] Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads
95 hours 48 mins; November 26, 2020
[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 8: Regulation and Accountability of Private Military in the Eyes of International Law
33 mins; November 17, 2020
Renewable Energy Initiatives in the GCC: Status and Outlook
46 mins; November 04, 2020
[MEI Salon Series] Stories of Hope from Iraq
76 hours 55 mins; November 02, 2020
ME 101 Closing Session: The Centrality of Central Asia
49 mins; October 29, 2020
[Prominent Speaker Series] SCO: An Important Factor in Ensuring Stability and Sustainable Development in Eurasia
85 hours 55 mins; October 28, 2020
ME101 Lecture #10: Religion and Political Islam in the Middle East and Its Impact on Our Region
94 hours 58 mins; October 23, 2020
2020 S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture
94 hours 44 mins; October 21, 2020
ME101 Lecture #09: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Women and Youth – A Force for Change
