The Middle East Forum presents this week's podcasts.
Houthi Missiles in the Red Sea? The Land Solution
with Hanan Fridman
It got little attention at the time, but the U.S.-sponsored India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) initiated in September 2023 answers China’s Belt and Road Initiative. IMEC also helps deal with threats to maritime security in the Middle East by routing trade from Asia via the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel, then on to Europe. How great is the potential of this “land bridge”? How does it affect global trade? Does it offer an alternative to vulnerable shipping routes?
Monday, February 19, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Hanan Fridman founded Trucknet Enterprises in 2016 with the aim of best matching cargo companies and available empty space in trucks; Trucknet Enterprise has quickly become a leader in servicing IMEC. Mr Fridman worked logistics at Israel’s Ministry of Defense and is actively involved in the Prime Minister’s Office Fuel Substitutes and Smart Transportation Development Program. He holds a BBA from The College of Management Academic Studies.
Israel Insider
with Ashley Perry
Why the massive Western opposition to an IDF operation in Rafah? What would Gaza look like if Israel does not take control of the whole territory?
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET
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Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as adviser to Israel's minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15, and has also worked with Israel's Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. Originally from the UK, he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a BA from University College London and an MA from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).
Moving Israel towards Victory
with Gregg Roman
Gregg Roman will report on his recent trip to Israel, assessing how the country has evolved amidst its seven-front war. He found that Israel has hardened, demonstrating a remarkable resolve to achieve victory in the aftermath of the country's worst military and intelligence failure.
Friday, February 23, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Gregg Roman, MEF’s director, has previously worked Israel’s ministries of foreign affairs and defense, then for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. He attended American University in Reichman University (formerly, the Interdisciplinary Center).
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