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North Africa, Middle East, and the Persian Gulf

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"Somalia Redux" featuring David Axe, October 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:04]

Tucker Carlson discusses sanctions on Iran on FOX's The Live Desk October 13, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:49]

Justin Logan discusses Iran on Reuters October 2, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:05]

"Known Unknowns, Iran and Nukes" featuring Justin Logan, September 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:05]

Justin Logan discusses Iran's nuclear program on WLKY's News at 5pm September 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:58]

Ted Galen Carpenter discusses Iran's nuclear program on Reuters September 28, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:24]

Justin Logan discusses Iran on Reuters TV September 18, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:02]

"Iraq to U.S.: Please Leave Sooner" featuring Christopher A. Preble, August 25, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:43]

Christopher A. Preble discusses Iraq on BBC 24 August 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:50]

Christopher A. Preble discusses U.S. and Egyptian relations on Al-Jazeera English's Inside Story August 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 20:17]

"Opportunities and Threats in North Korea and Iran" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, July 14, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:56]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the turmoil in Tehran on Russia Today July 11, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:30]

Christopher A. Preble on withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq on CBS July 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:18]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq on Reuters June 30, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:57]

Christopher A. Preble discusses Iran's threat to the U.S. on Reuters TV June 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:04]

Justin Logan discusses Obama's stance on the Iranian election on FOX June 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 07:31]

Tucker Carlson discusses the Iranian elections on FOX's Live Desk June 16, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:15]

"Obama in Egypt" featuring Christopher A. Preble, June 8, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:14]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the troop withdrawal from Sadr City on Reuters TV June 4, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:40]

Malou Innocent discusses Obama's trip to the Middle East on BNN's The Close June 3, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:41]

"A Tale of Two Surges" featuring David Rittgers, April 10, 2009 [Flash Audio, 11:16]

Benjamin H. Friedman discusses the hijacked ship in Somalia on Russia Today April 8, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:57]

David Rittgers discusses Obama's visit to Iraq on Reuters TV April 7, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:57]

"Blood and Treasure and Costs of Foreign Policy" featuring Christopher A. Preble, March 4, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:25]

Christopher A. Preble discusses Obama's timeline for troop withdrawal on Reuters February 27, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:59]

David Rittgers discusses Afghanistan on Reuters TV February 25, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:59]

"A New Tone toward the Muslim World" featuring David Rittgers, January 30, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:58]

"Root Causes Versus Risk Factors" featuring Christopher A. Preble, December 30, 2008 [Flash Audio, 11:21]

"Security Contractors in Iraq" featuring David Isenberg, December 29, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:46]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the Bush legacy on CTV December 15, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:35]

Malou Innocent discusses several foreign policy issues on Comcast October 19, 2008 [Flash Video, 16:43]

"Smart Power and the March to War" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, September 5, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:19]

Malou Innocent discusses U.S./Iran relations on CTV August 11, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:25]

Benjamin H. Friedman discusses lessons from the surge on Reuters (July 7, 2008) [Real Media]

Benjamin H. Friedman discusses the end of the surge in Iraq on Reuters TV. July 3, 2008 [Flash Video, 01:52]

Bill Kauffman discusses anti-war conservatism. June 26, 2008 [Flash Video, 05:47]

"How Things Can Get Worse in Iran" featuring Justin Logan, June 17, 2008 [Flash Audio, 12:04]

"Mission Accomplished Five Years Later" featuring Stanley Kober, May 8, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:13]

Justin Logan discusses Iran as a campaign issue on Reuters TV. May 6, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:12]

Malou Innocent on WUSA9 discussing the role of Iran in Iraq May 4, 2008 [Flash Video, 04:52]

"Crocker, Petraeus Report for Duty" featuring Christopher A. Preble, April 11, 2008 [Flash Audio, 09:08]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the fifth year anniversary of the Iraq War on Reuters TV April 7, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:51]

"Five Years, 4000 Dead Troops, but $3 Trillion?" featuring Christopher A. Preble, March 26, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:58]

"Organ Sales in Iran" featuring Benjamin Hippen, March 20, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:27]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the fifth year anniversary of the Iraq War on Reuters TV. March 11, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:17]

"A Loss for Musharraf in Pakistan" featuring Malou Innocent, February 21, 2008 [Flash Audio, 05:27]

"Right and Wrong Lessons in Iraq" featuring Christopher A. Preble, February 13, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:34]

Christopher A. Preble discusses President Bush's trip to the Middle East on Reuters. January 15, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:44]

"Another Year in Iraq" featuring Malou Innocent, December 28, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:28]

Timothy Lynch ponders balancing liberty and security during a war without end where the enemy doesn't play by the traditional laws of war. December 11, 2007 [Flash Video, 09:54]

"Will Bush Really Bomb Iran?" featuring Malou Innocent, November 21, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:41]

"One Year in Jail for Kareem" featuring Tom G. Palmer, November 9, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:42]

"Understanding Insurgency" featuring Malou Innocent, November 6, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:32]

"Sanctions and Iran" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, October 31, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:51]

"Law and Blackwater in Iraq" featuring Ilya Shapiro, October 24, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:41]

"Doing Business in Africa" featuring Allen Dennis, October 18, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:47]

Christopher Preble assesses the surge in Iraq October 9, 2007 [Flash Video, 09:39]

Christopher A. Preble talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the state of coalition troops in Iraq (October 9, 2007) [Real Media]

featuring Marc Lynch on the troop surge in Iraq. September 25, 2007 [Flash Video, 08:28]

Justin Logan discusses Ahmadenijad's visit to New York on CTV (September 25, 2007) [Real Media]

"Assessing the Surge" featuring Marc Lynch, September 24, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:54]

"Sizing up the Surge" featuring Christopher A. Preble, September 12, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:55]

featuring Glenn Greenwald discussing President Bush's legacy. September 11, 2007 [Flash Video, 08:59]

Christopher A. Preble weighs in on the Iraq troop surge on MSNBC (August 15, 2007) [Real Media]

"Bush's Tragic Legacy" featuring Glenn Greenwald, August 9, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:53]

"The Gonzales Record" featuring Tim Lynch, August 3, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:35]

featuring Sen. Chuck Hagel on foreign policy at a recent Cato briefing. July 26, 2007 [Flash Video, 05:43]

"Gauging Progress in Iraq" featuring Christopher A. Preble, July 18, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:48]

"Who Snatched the GOP?" featuring Victor Gold, July 12, 2007 [Flash Audio, 08:34]

"The Ten-Year Troop Surge" featuring Christopher A. Preble, June 19, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:03]

"Iran: Next Front in the 'War on Terror'?" featuring William A. Niskanen, June 12, 2007 [Flash Audio, 04:59]

"Scholars Charged with Espionage" featuring Justin Logan, June 4, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:30]

"Talking to Iran" featuring Justin Logan, May 4, 2007 [Flash Audio, 10:03]

"Senator Clinton's Foreign Policy" featuring Christopher A. Preble, May 3, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:28]

"A Losing Bill for a Losing War" featuring Christopher A. Preble, April 24, 2007 [Flash Audio, 10:11]

"Moqtada al-Sadr's Iraq" featuring Christopher A. Preble, April 10, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:34]

"Victory Is Not an Option" featuring Lt. Gen. William E. Odom (Ret.), March 16, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:57]

"The Closing of the Arabian Mind" featuring Raja Kamal, February 2, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:39]

"Is Iraq Safe for al-Qaeda?" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, February 1, 2007 [Flash Audio, 04:29]

"A Troop Surge Will Not Save Iraq" featuring Patrick Basham, January 11, 2007 [Flash Audio, 16:42]

"The Bottom Line on Iran" featuring Justin Logan, December 29, 2006 [Flash Audio, 08:14]

"Not Winning, But Not Losing" featuring Christopher A. Preble, December 21, 2006 [Flash Audio, 06:14]

"Elections in Iran" featuring Justin Logan, December 20, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:28]

"Dissecting the Baker-Hamilton Report" featuring Christopher A. Preble, December 7, 2006 [Flash Audio, 07:00]

"The Iraq Study Group’s Recommendations" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, December 6, 2006 [Flash Audio, 06:31]

"The Bottom Line on Iran" featuring Justin Logan, December 4, 2006 [Flash Audio, 08:03]

"Khodorkovsky’s Attorney Speaks Out" featuring Robert Amsterdam, November 21, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:22]

"The Iraq Blame Game" featuring Justin Logan, November 6, 2006 [Flash Audio, 08:58]

"Neoconservatives and War" featuring Gene Healy, October 17, 2006 [Flash Audio, 11:19]

"A Grand Bargain for Iran" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, September 20, 2006 [Flash Audio, 06:38]

"Suicide as Strategy" featuring Christopher A. Preble, September 8, 2006 [Flash Audio, 07:05]

"Democratic Legitimacy for Hezbollah?" featuring Jonathan Clarke, August 21, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:51]

"The Neoconservative Conundrum" featuring Justin Logan, July 26, 2006 [Flash Audio, 08:15]

"Responding to the Crisis in the Middle East" featuring Christopher A. Preble, July 24, 2006 [Flash Audio, 06:15]

"Hezbollah and Terrorism" featuring Leon T. Hadar, July 20, 2006 [Flash Audio, 07:56]

"Iran at the IAEA" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, June 15, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:20]

"After Zarqawi" featuring Christopher A. Preble, June 9, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:19]

"Iran Policy Shift" featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, June 2, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:32]

"Coalition of the Embattled" featuring Christopher A. Preble, May 25, 2006 [Flash Audio, 04:51]

"Diplomacy in Iran" featuring Justin Logan, May 19, 2006 [Flash Audio, 04:40]

Marian L. Tupy discusses aid to Africa on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (July 8, 2005) [Real Media]

Marian L. Tupy discusses the G8 summit and aid to Africa on CNN (July 3, 2005) [Real Media]

Christopher A. Preble on U.S. aid to Africa on Fox News' O'Reilly Factor (July 7, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses the battle for Baghdad on CNNfn (March 27, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discuss the coming war with Iraq on CNNfn (March 26, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses early progress in the war with Iraq on WUSA TV, Washington (Part II) (March 24, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses early progress in the war with Iraq on WUSA TV, Washington (Part I) (March 24, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses "shock and awe" on MSNBC (March 21, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses the early stages of the Iraq war on CNBC (March 20, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses the role of weather in the war with Iraq on CNNfn (March 13, 2003) [Real Media]

Christopher A. Preble discusses war with Iraq on CNBC's Morning Call (March 11, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses the U.S. battle plan against Iraq on CNNfn (March 11, 2003) [Real Media]

Christopher A. Preble discusses the coming war with Iraq on CNNfn's Street Sweep (March 10, 2003) [Real Media]

Christopher A. Preble discusses Iraq on MSNBC's Nachman (Part I) (March 4, 2003) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña debates war with Iraq on CNBC (February 4, 2003) [Real Media]

Ivan Eland debates war with Iraq on MSNBC's Buchanan & Press (August 16, 2002) [Real Media]

Charles V. Peña discusses US Middle East policy on Fox and Friends (April 22, 2002) [Real Media]

Ted Galen Carpenter discusses US Mideast policy on Canada's CBC network (April 4, 2002) [Real Media]