Middle East Update with Joseph Epstein

Joseph Eptstein, newly minted Director of the Yorktown Institute’s Turan Research Center, returns to the podcast for a barnstorming tour of the Middle East. Joseph was last on the show at the very end of 2024 to discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. In the first six months of 2025, we’ve seen significant developments in almost every major conflict in the region. From renewed Israeli offensives in Gaza to Operation Midnight Hammer to the rush to rehabilitate Syria as a member of the international system to the possibility of a Kurdish peace, and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, the region is very, very, very fluid right now.Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!