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The Women Leaders podcast: 2025 – Rhetoric and reality from the US

The world shifted on 20 January 2025 with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His bold actions—exiting the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organisation—signal an ambition to not only dismantle Biden’s legacy but elements of the post-war multilateral order. However, much of President Trump’s focus so far has centred on domestic issues, raising questions about the gap we may see between rhetoric and reality in US foreign policy under Trump 2.0. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El explores this with Dr Kathleen McInnis.

24 January 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relationsClimate changeDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyInternational LawMiddle EastNATONuclear SecurityPodcastsRisk ReductionRussia-West RelationsSanctionsSecurityTerrorismUnited NationsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Syria unbound

Last weekend, President Bashar al Assad of Syria, the cruel and brutal head of a corrupt dynasty that had ruled Syria for over half a century, fled with his family to Moscow — just two weeks after a rebel group started upon an offensive from north to south. To dissect these dramatic events, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El, is joined by Professor Hind Kabawat, a former member of the High Negotiations Committee at the Syrian peace talks in Geneva, a prominent leader of Syrian civil society, and former classmate of Bashar al Assad. 

13 December 2024 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
IranDemocracyForeign policyInternational LawIranMiddle EastPodcastsRussiaSyriaTerrorismTurkeySenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Iran all around

In the disaster zone that is currently the Middle East, Iran looms large. From its missile attacks on Israel to supporting Hizbollah, Hamas and the Houthis — it is perceived to be a malign presence across the region, especially from the Western perspective. To better understand Iran and its place in the world, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by her colleague, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian of Cambridge University, in a strong and enlightening discussion that touches on the history of Iran and its international position since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, through the Iran-Iraq war of the 1990s, all the way to understanding its regional and global interests today.

18 October 2024 | Ilana Bet-El, Florence Ferrando and Roxane Farmanfarmaian
IranIranChinaDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyForeign policyIranJCPOAMiddle EastNuclear SecurityNuclear WeaponsPodcastsRussiaSanctionsTerrorismUnited NationsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
Commentary

A view from Israel: Pezeshkian’s Israel stance could undermine his domestic priorities and nuclear diplomacy

The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president in July was met with little enthusiasm in Israel. Meir Javedanfar writes that, in a post-7 October world, the Iranian president’s policy on Israel could impact his desire for improved relations with the West and, in turn, undermine his domestic priorities and a potential nuclear deal.

27 September 2024 | Meir Javedanfar
IranMultilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferationIranJCPOAMiddle EastNuclear SecurityNuclear WeaponsTerrorism
Commentary

The Women Leaders Podcast: The Middle East – Endless escalation

Ilana Bet-El, Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN, speaks with Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward and former New York Times Bureau Chief in Israel, and Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian of Cambridge University, Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN, and an expert on Iran and the Middle East. They discuss their own experiences of 7 October, their reactions to the war in Gaza, the implications for the media, geopolitics and the region, and the escalatory nature of the war following Iran’s increased role in the conflict over the past week.

19 April 2024 | Ilana Bet-El, Florence Ferrando and Roxane Farmanfarmaian
IranGlobal SecurityDefenceDiplomacyForeign policyIranMiddle EastPodcastsSecurityTerrorismIran
Commentary

The Women Leaders Podcast: Winds of change in Turkey? Decrypting the recent local elections

Ilana Bet-El, Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN, speaks with Zeynep Atikkan, a renowned Turkish journalist, on the ramifications of the opposition CHP party’s victory against President Erdogan’s AKP in Turkey’s recent local elections. Together, they dissect the state of Turkish politics, covering the economy, the Kurdish issue, the role of women in Turkish society, evolving political dynamics, and more.

5 April 2024 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
DiplomacyEconomyEuropeGenderMiddle EastPodcastsTerrorismTurkey