James Sorene talks to Calev Ben Dor and Richard Pater about Aviv Kochavi, the new IDF Chief of Staff and the challenges he will face in the job. They also discuss former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz’s first words in the election campaign about the Nation State law.

James Sorene discusses Mike Pompeo’s Cairo speech with Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for New American Security (CNAS). President Trump wants US forces out of Syria but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US will work with its allies to remove every last Iranian boot from Syria. Can both actually happen and what do US allies in the region do now?

BICOM CEO James Sorene talks to Anshel Pfeffer about the latest twists and turns in the Israeli election campaign and how Benjamin Netanyahu’s possible indictment on corruption charges will alter the election result and formation of a Government. Anshel is the author of ‘Bibi – the turbulent life and times of Benjamin Netanyahu’ and the Israel correspondent for the Economist and the Times and a regular contributor to Haaretz and the Jewish Chronicle.

BICOM's Israel based staff Richard Pater and Calev Ben-Dor discuss the announcement of Israeli elections in April and the main issues to look out for, including Netanyahu’s popularity, the Attorney General's timetable over whether to indict the Prime Minister, and the possibility of the ‘centre left’ bloc uniting behind one candidate.

James Sorene talks to Calev Ben Dor and Richard Pater about BICOM’s forecast for the Middle East in 2019, a look ahead at the key trends and major events for the new year including - Israeli elections, Iran’s mission to upgrade Hezbollah missiles with precision guidance systems, Mohammad Bin Salman’s tarnished reputation and whether the US will ever publish its long awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian talks.

James Sorene speaks to Israel’s leading military and security analyst, Amos Harel, about this week’s shooting attacks in the West Bank, what steps Israeli security forces will take and what Hamas’s role has been facilitating the attacks.

James Sorene talks to Dr Daphne Richemond-Barak, assistant Professor at the IDC Herzliya and an expert in underground warfare, about Hezbollah tunnels and what they tell us about its wider operational strategy towards Israel. 

James Sorene and Dr Toby Greene discuss the highlights of BICOM’s new research study 'British Middle East Strategy after Brexit', UK relations with the UAE and Saudi and how Israel’s warming relations with Arab countries complements the UK’s role in the Middle East.

James Sorene talks with Richard Pater and Calev Ben-Dor about the UK Foreign Secretary’s Saudi and Iran visits, crisis with the UAE and a full analysis of this week’s events in Israeli politics and the inside story of how the Israeli coalition survived. 

James Sorene talks to Yaakov Katz, Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief and co-author of two books: "Weapon Wizards - How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower" and "Israel vs. Iran - The Shadow War". They discussed the fallout from the latest conflict in Gaza, the impact of Defence Minister Lieberman's resignation and early elections in Israel.