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Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than 30 years interpreting Middle East affairs. His long-awaited Inside the Middle East challenges widely accepted perceptions and provides a gripping and uniquely enlightening guide to make sense of the events unfolding in the region. Melamed considers all the major power players in the Middle East, explains the underlying issues, and creates a three-dimensional picture, an illustration that connects the dots and provides a fascinating road map.

In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel. Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished.

How tourism’s insatiable hunger for exotic destinations keeps Romania’s fictional heritage alive.

Journey back to the height of the Cold War in this non-fiction Audible Original. It’s 1984. US intelligence officers battling the Soviets know that KGB spies could be anywhere. Anywhere except the FBI. Because the Bureau has never been compromised - until now. In this noir, spy thriller, we follow the life and mystery of Richard W. Miller, the first FBI agent arrested for espionage against his own country.

Welcome to the Chechen Free Dispatch, the first and only English-language podcast about Chechnya. Starting with a three part series "Chechnya Burns | The Forge of Modern Russia" we will uncover the history of the Chechen wars of the late 1990s and their profound effects on modern Russia. Through a partnership with the Chechen Government in Exile, we can now broadcast the truth about Chechnya - its people, history, current situation, and future. Stay tuned for expert anaclasis, exclusive interviews, and a perspective you can't get anywhere else. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/chechenfreedispatch

'Were we've been, where we're going, and how far we can go together.'

פודקאסט על המכתבים הכי מסקרנים בהיסטוריה. בכל פרק נציץ לתיבת הדואר של דמות אחת, ונגלה איך ענקי רוח כמו לאה גולדברג, קפקא ועגנון כתבו כשלא חשבו על פילטרים, על עורכים או על פאסון. מנחה: ליעד מודריק. בצוות "על החתום": אבישי חורי, מיכל אטיאס, ניר לייסט, רם שטייר

For years, Portugal has continually topped rankings of the friendliest countries to visit and best countries for expats to move to. You’ll find it on the bucket lists of travelers all over the world - maybe even yours.If it is, or even if you’re just curious to go beyond the listicle headlines and understand what all the fuss is about, Catarina Araújo is here for you.Based on her long-running blog of the same name, A Portuguese Affair is Catarina’s love letter to the place she calls home.  A series about uncovering the cool, interesting, and hidden things to do in this country. From ...

What do the darkest crimes in history have to say about the place where they happened?Killer Trip is a series that leaves the tourist traps, beautiful beaches, and theme parks and goes deeper... and darker.Each episode, host and Cerca Co-founder, Dominique Ferrari invites you to take a look at just how the darkest of crimes can leave their mark on cities as well as people.The Killing of John Lennon and his love of New York City, The disappearance of Jean McConoville in Belfast, a city torn apart, the twisted horror of Dr. Satan in WWII Paris and the story of Jack the Ripper’s London from an ...

Welcome to Cerca! We’re putting the world's best travel guide on your phone. Visit cercatravel.com to sign up for access.---At the tender age of 16 million years, Iceland is a geological infant, where volcanoes are still building this truly unique place. If it's the dark winter wonderland or the constant light of Icelandic summer there are so, so many experiences here. And in this Cerca Guide, the brilliant Svavar Jónatansson shares the secrets of the land, the sagas of the people, and stories from the history of one of the least densely populated places on Earth.And there's even more in ...

Welcome to Cerca! The Cerca app, available for iOS, is the world's best travel guide - right on your phone. Visit CercaTravel.com for more news on where Cerca is going and to sign up for special access to new features. ---Rome has a unique relationship with time. Making a plan here isn’t like making a plan anywhere else in the world. But we are here to help. In this Cerca Guide, Virginia Vigliar takes you through her beloved city, a city of contradictions and perfections, of nuns and Italian Hip Hop, of incredible food, world beating cinema, and the most beautiful light on earth. Welcome to ...

Welcome to Cerca! We’re putting the world's best travel guide on your phone. Download the free Cerca App now.---Very few places come as emotionally charged as the French capital. There is no other city that ignites so much passion from people across the world, whether they’ve been here in person, or only in their imagination. In this Cerca Guide, Hannah Meltzer and Sireen Ricard Millet take you bicycling through the streets of The City of Light on a mission for cheese, fashion, art, architecture, jazz, and sheer decadent luxury. This is Paris after all.And there's even more in the Cerca ...