Forthcoming Weekly Podcast Offerings from the Middle East Forum for February 26 - March 1

North Korea and the Middle East

with Bruce Bechtol
North Korean weapons recently turned up in the hands of Hamas operatives battling Israel in Gaza. This was the latest evidence of the destabilizing role that Pyongyang has long played in the Middle East. Who else does North Korea arm in the region? How much of a threat does it pose? How should the United States respond?
Monday, February 26, 2024
1:00pm - 1:30pm ET
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Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. is a professor of political science at Angelo State University. A retired U.S. Marine, he served at the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1997-2003, eventually becoming the senior analyst for Northeast Asia in the Intelligence Directorate (J2) on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. Mr. Bechtol holds a B.S. from Excelsior College, an M.A. from Catholic University, and a Ph.D. from the Union Institute.

Israel Insider

with Alex Selsky
Prime Minister Netanyahu has finally released his “Day After Hamas” plan for Gaza. It calls for working with “local actors with management experience” that are “not identified with countries or agencies supporting terrorism.” Can it succeed? What does it imply for the war effort?
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET
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Alex Selsky is a senior adviser to MEF's Israel Victory Project, and lecturer at Hadassah Academic College. He is currently serving as Homefront Command reserve major in the Israel Defense Forces. Formerly, he served as advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and as CEO of the International Israel Beytenu Movement. He holds a B.A. in Business and Executive M.A. in Public Policy from Hebrew University.