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The AL-Monitor Brief

The AL-Monitor Brief

Written by: AL-Monitor
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AL-Monitor’s twice-weekly podcast on the top stories from the Middle East, featuring our expert correspondents and editors around the region and in Washington.

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  • Gaza peace board, Greenland dominate at World Economic Forum: View from Davos
    Jan 22 2026

    Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent, Jack Dutton, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss his observations from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, including how US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is being received, progress in the Saudi mining push and more.

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    19 mins
  • What’s next for Syria’s Kurds, US policy after latest ceasefire?
    Jan 21 2026

    Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent, Amberin Zaman, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the latest events in Syria, where the military has made large advances in the Kurdish-held northeast. They discuss the Trump administration’s evolving priorities toward Syria, the potential for the most recent ceasefire to hold, and the future of Kurdish autonomy in the country.

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    26 mins
  • Iran protests: What’s at stake for US, Middle East as Trump deliberates?
    Jan 15 2026

    Host Adam Lucente speaks to Al-Monitor’s correspondents across the Middle East and in Washington about the protests in Iran, covering the options that are on the table for the Trump administration and how the region views the possibility of US strikes.

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    23 mins
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