CMEC podcast

CMEC's September delegation to Jordan


Listen Later

Charlotte Leslie, Director of CMEC, leads a delegation of 5 British parliamentarians to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a bastion of stability in the Middle East, and a valued and important ally of the United Kingdom.
Jordan faces a number of challenges. It is bearing the brunt of the region's refugee crisis - with 1.3 million Syrian refugees. The Kingdom is also having to deal with a serious water shortage, exacerbated by climate change, as well as the challenges posed by the Captagon smuggling racket, run by Hezbollah in Lebanon and elements of the Assad regime in neighbouring Syria.
Charlotte interviews Rob Butler, Conservative MP for Aylesbury, Lord Risby of Haverhill, the Conservative peer, Dr Alia Hatoug-Bouran, the Jordanian senator, and Dina Al-Bashir, a member of Jordan's House of Representatives.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CMEC podcastBy CMEC

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

1 ratings


More shows like CMEC podcast

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,836 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,041 Listeners

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

The Rest Is History

15,846 Listeners