Ali Alyami's guest appearances

Ali Alyami

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Middle East Forum Radio

Husain Haqqani

Donald Trump

Sarah Williams

Arlie Hochschild

Thomas Frank

Kurt Andersen

Michael McDonald

Lawrence Lessig

David Hill

Michael Mann

Martin Lawrence

Michael Rubin

Adam Schiff

Nicole Huberfeld

Sebastian Junger

OwlTail

Henri Barkey

Sean Wilentz

The Red State Succession to Create a Permanent Tyranny of the Minority | Top Saudi Intelligence Official Calls MBS a Psychopath Threatening His People, Americans and the Planet | Erdogan Walks Back Kicking Out 10 Western Ambassadors as Turkey's Economy Takes a Hitbackgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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October 25, 2021 - Sean Wilentz | Ali Alyami | Henri Barkey

In 2017 Saudi Arabia and the UAE demanded thirteen policy reforms of Qatar and enacted a strangulating air, land, and sea blockade to extract compliance. Three-and-a-half years later, however, the de facto GCC leaders terminated the blockade without a single demand being met. What sparked the blockade and how did tiny Qatar fend off the powerhouses of the Arab world?

MBS Backs Down: Qatar's Surprising Victory in the GCC with Ali Alyami