A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: October 15, 2023

Can Israel Destroy Hamas Then Hand Over Gaza to the UN and Arab States to Rebuild and Sustain it? We begin with an overview of the U.S. getting dragged back into the tormented Middle East as a war between Israel and Hamas rages while Washington tries to focus on a far...

Background Briefing: October 12, 2023

The Role the Great Powers are Likely to Play in Israel’s War Against Hamas We begin with the role that the great powers, the U.S., Russia, China and Europe, are likely to play in the war between Israel and Hamas and whether they can resolve or contain the...

Background Briefing: October 11, 2023

  Israel’s Intelligence Failures and the Recriminations Soon to Come We begin with the intelligence failures and recriminations soon to emerge once the Israeli military operation against Hamas is over, assuming the war does not widen. Joining us is Paul...

Background Briefing: October 10, 2023

  Jared, MbS, Biden and Bibi Ignored the Palestinians as They Dreamed Up Their Plan for Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East We begin with the political failure amid talk of an intelligence failure that elites in Israel, the Middle East and in Washington are...

Background Briefing: October 9, 2023

The Intensifying War Between Israel and Hamas We begin with the intensifying war between Israel and Hamas as Israel cuts off fuel, water and food supplies to the Gaza Strip and assess the possibility of another front opening in the north as clashes with Hezbollah...