The Office of International Affairs

The Office of International Affairs episodes:

• 02.20.2018

  The View From the Knesset with Lahav Harkov

  John and Grant talk to Lahav Harkov, Knesset reporter and analyst for the Jerusalem Post. http://youtube.com/TheBureauofAlcoholTobaccoandFriends

  
• 01.24.2018

  The Turkish Offensive in Afrin with Kyle Orton

  Middle East analyst Kyle Orton joins John and Grant to discuss Turkey's intervention in the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin.

  
• 01.09.2018

  Protests in Iran with Peter Kohanloo

  Peter Kohanloo of Iranian American Majority joins John and Grant to discuss the recent protests in Iran.

  
• 12.11.2017

  Jerusalem Rage (or Not) with Noah Pollak

  John Tabin and Grant Gambling talk to Free Beacon contributor Noah Pollak about President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Noah's pieces on the topic mentioned during the conversation are here: http://freebeacon.com/blog/days-of-media-rage-about-jerusalem/ and here: http://freebeacon.com/blog/breaking-middle-east-not-gone-flames/ http://youtube.com/c/TheBureauofAlcoholTobaccoandFriends http://twitter.com/batfshow http://facebook.com/batfshow

  
• 11.29.2017

  Around the World with Eli Lake

  John and Grant talk to Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake about North Korea, the Middle East and more. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBureauofAlcoholTobaccoandFriends http://twitter.com/batfshow http://facebook.com/batfshow

  
• 11.15.2017

  The State Department, Congress and the Middle East with Adam Kredo

  John and Grant talk to Adam Kredo, reporter for the Washington Free Beacon. http://youtube.com/c/TheBureauofAlcoholTobaccoandFriends http://facebook.com/batfshow http://twitter.com/batfshow

  
• 10.17.2017

  Kirkuk and Beyond with Michael Weiss

  John and Grant talk about the news breaking this week in Kirkuk and the broader regional context with Michael Weiss, coauthor of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror

  
• 10.04.2017

  The Iran Deal Debate with Omri Ceren

  John and Grant talk to Omri Ceren of The Israel Project about the state of the debate over the Iran nuclear deal in advance of the next certification deadline.

  
• 09.19.2017

  The Kurds on the Eve of Independence with Kyle Orton

  A discussion of the independence referendum the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq is holding next week and related issues involving Kurdish factions in Syria, Turkey, and Iran with Kyle Orton, research fellow at the Centre for Response to Radicalisation and...

  
• 06.28.2017

  Qatar vs. Her Neighbors with Lee Smith

  John talks to Lee Smith, senior editor at The Weekly Standard and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, about the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia et al. Later, breaking the format and straying from...

  
• 06.14.2017

  Syria and ISIS with Kyle Orton

  John talks with Kyle Orton, research fellow at The Centre for the Response to Radicalisation and Terrorism at the Henry Jackson Society, about Syria, ISIS, and related issues ranging from recent terror attacks in Britain to the rift between Qatar...

  
• 05.31.2017

  Post-Memorial Day Mini-Episode

  With no guest on hand, John Tabin and Joe Cunningham talk about German campaign rhetoric being over-interpreted in America, Emmanuel Macron's press conference with Vladimir Putin, and Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law on the second-largest island in the Philippines.

  
• 05.17.2017

  Europe and the Middle East with Sohrab Ahmari

  Sohrab Ahmari of the Wall Street Journal, who writes the Border Lands column on Europe and the Middle East, joins John for a wide-ranging discussion covering France in the wake of Emmanuel Macron's election, the state of the EU and...

  
• 05.03.2017

  Sailor Jerry (All Things Maritime with USNI News)

  A discussion with editor Sam LaGrone and staff writer Megan Eckstein of USNI News, a maritime news site produced by the US Naval Institute.

  
• 04.05.2017

  Apocalypse Cocktail (The End of Europe with Jamie Kirchick)

  Foreign Policy Initiative fellow and Daily Beast correspondent Jamie Kirchick discusses his new book The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age

  
• 03.22.2017

  Soju (North Korea)

  A discussion of North Korea with Washington Free Beacon senior editor Bill Gertz and Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow Anthony Ruggiero

  
• 03.08.2017

  Gauloises and Grolsch (Upcoming French and Dutch Elections)

  Benjamin Haddad of the Hudson Institute and Jérémie Gallon of the Atlantic Council discuss the French presidential election (April 23, runoff May 7); Benjamin Bilski of the Pericles Foundation and David Suurland of The Hague University of Applied Sciences discuss...

  
• 02.22.2017

  Goldstar (Israel in the Trump Era)

  A discussion of Israel, the Trump administration, and related tangents with Omri Ceren of The Israel Project and Eli Lake of Bloomberg View

  
• 02.08.2017

  Brotherhood Cocktail (Egypt and The Muslim Brotherhood)

  Eric Trager discusses his book Arab Fall: How The Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days; Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon discusses his reporting on the debate over listing the MB as a terror organization

  
• 01.25.2017

  Shia Shisha (Iran and Its Allies)

  A discussion of Iran and its allied forces in the Middle East with Lee Smith of The Weekly Standard, Tony Badran of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Omri Ceren of The Israel Project, and Phillip Smyth, a researcher at...

  
• 01.11.2017

  Russian Imperial Stout

  A discussion of Russia, the "near abroad" and beyond with Hudson Institute research fellows Hannah Thoburn and Benjamin Haddad, Newsday columnist Cathy Young, and Foreign Policy Initiative fellow Jamie Kirchick