All episodes

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 28: From Unit 8200 to Cybersecurity Training

MEI Salon Cultural Segment IV - Technological Advances at the Hajj and Umrah

[Boots Off The Ground] Episode 27: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Chinese PSC High Tech Sector in Complex Environments

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: In Search of Silver Linings in the Energy Transition

Innovation and Collaboration. 25th anniversary of the Singapore-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation

China’s Digital Currency Ripple Effects from the Gulf to Singapore

[Book Launch] Governance and Domestic Policymaking in Saudi Arabia

Turkey’s Middle East Ambitions and Regional Role

[Book Talk] Rethinking Salafism: The Transnational Networks of Salafi ‘Ulama

Socio-cultural Developments in the UAE – Trailblazer in a Shifting Landscape

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 26: Omri Lavie and the Future of Cybersecurity

[Book Discussion] The Middle East & The Indo-Pacific: The New Geopolitics

Can Gulf States End the Yemen War?

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 25: Russian Mercenaries a Weak Link in Great-Power Competition

Climate Commitments: Less Reason for the Arab Region to Cop Out?

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 24: Walking on Thin Ice – Chinese Private Security Sector in Complex Environments

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 23: Russian Power Projection on the Cheap? Russian Private Military Companies’ Implications for Global Security

[Book Discussion] Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 22: Glass Ceiling and Private Security Regulations

Iran-Europe Dynamics and the JCPOA Negotiations

MEI Salon Cultural Segment III – Al Zubarah: The Past, Present and Future of a Pearling Town

Bridging the Gulf Episode 12 — A Compatible Contradiction? Heritage and Modernity in Gulf Cities

[Book Discussion] Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 21: Bellingcat and Open-source Intelligence

Lebanon: On the Brink of a New Civil War?

ME 101 Closing Session: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Middle East but were Afraid to Ask

Perfect Imperfection: Socio-cultural and Religious Reforms in Saudi Arabia

ME 101 Lecture #12: The Centrality of Central Asia

Lecture #11: From Fake News to Fake Journalists: Gulf Disinformation that Fooled the World

From the Middle East to Afghanistan: The Evolution of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 20: The Evolution of Russian Private Military Companies from Syria to Mali

Bridging The Gulf [Episode 11]: Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury

Lecture #10: Religion and Political Islam in the Middle East and Its Impact on Our Region

Lecture #09: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Women and Youth – A Force for Change

2021 S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture

Lecture #08: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Climate Change in a Desert

Ertuğrul Goes East: Turkey Rising in South Asia

The Eagle Looks East: A Conversation with General (ret.) David H. Petraeus

ME 101 Lecture #07: The Challenge Beyond Economics | Renewables as the New Oil or the Geopolitics of Carrots

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 19:The Future of Private Military

Lecture #06: The Politics of Economic Reform

ME 101 Lecture #05: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | Israel – More than Just Palestine

In Conversation with Ambassador Robert Hunter: Making Sense of the Carter Doctrine

Lecture #04: The US and its Allies – Boots on the Ground or Off Platforms

ME 101 Lecture #03: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | China – Can the Dragon Tame the Middle East or will the Middle East Tame the Dragon?

Uncovering the Gatekeepers of Islamic Finance

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 18: Business and Human Rights: A Role for Private Security Companies?

ME 101 Lecture #02: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | Iran, Turkey, Russia – Allies, Foes or Marriages of Convenience

Afghanistan: What Happens Next?

ME 101 Lecture #01: Geopolitical Competition in the Middle East | The Gulf States – The Competition for Influence

ME 101 Series Introduction: Developments in the Middle East: Why Singapore Should Care

Bridging The Gulf [Episode 10]: MEI Salon Cultural Segment II – A City as Old as Time: Nizwa, Oman

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 17: America’s Global Military-Labour Infrastructure

Between Co-operation & Confrontation: Has the US Renounced the Carter Doctrine?

Oil & Gas Market Scenarios: Prospects for the GCC countries in a “Net Zero by 2050” World

Transitioning to Non-oil Economies in the Gulf: Successes, Failures, and the Path Forward

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 16: The Invisible Nepali Labour of the US War in Afghanistan

[Book Talk] Saudi Arabia and Indonesian Networks: Migration, Education and Islam

A Middle East Bet on China? Strategic Partnerships and Regional Rivalries

Iran's Presidential Election: Impact on the Islamic Republic's Policies

Blockade Blowback: Qatar-Iran Ties After Al-Ula

Bridging the Gulf Episode 8 — MEI Salon Cultural Segment I: The Tradition and Sport of Falconry

The Politics of Islamic Pop

Bridging The Gulf Episode 7 — Qatar: Small State, Big Politics, and the Road to Diversification

Beyond the Chokepoints: New Geopolitics of Arabian Seaports

China: Full Steam Ahead in the Gulf?

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 15: Surrogate Warfare -The Transformation of War in the 21st Century

Bridging The Gulf Episode 6 — The UAE: Federation, the Dubai Model and Abu Dhabi Leadership

Iran-GCC Dynamics and Regional Security

Existing in an Existential Crisis: The Asian Response to Climate Change

Bridging the Gulf Episode 5 The Omani Odyssey — Renaissance, Modernisation and Unfolding Futures

[Book Talk] Making It Count: Statistics and Statecraft in the Early People’s Republic of China

Bridging the Gulf Episode 4 — Answering the Five “W”s of Kuwaiti Democracy

Bridging the Gulf Episode 3 — Beyond Oil and Dates: Saudi Arabia’s Past, Transition and Future

[Book Talk] Protecting China’s Interests Overseas: From the Middle East to Central Asia

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 14: Rethinking Military Waste

Bridging the Gulf Episode 2 — Top 5 Myths about Energy in the Gulf

The China-Iran Deal: Mirage or Game Changer?

Bridging the Gulf Episode 1 — Politics, Energy, and Opposition in the Gulf: What You Need to Know

Singapore and Israel: Navigating the Technological Superpower Competition

Hebrew Language and Culture Colloquium | Day Two

Hebrew Language and Culture Colloquium | Day One

Gulf Cooperation Council Economies – Strategic Overview

[Regional Forum] Central Asia-ASEAN: Opportunities in Trade, Investment and Education

The Gulf and Beyond: Assessing Israel’s Expanding Arab Relations

China’s Political Entanglements in the Middle East: Escaping Inevitability?

Egypt and Myanmar: How the Military’s Economic Interests Complicates Political Transition

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 13: Humanitarian Aid Agencies Risk Management

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 12: Kidnap and Ransom Insurance - Managing Risk in the Cyber and Maritime Space

Middle East Film Festival 2021 | Q&A with Mehdi M Barsaoui

[MEI Salon Series] Resistance, Rebellion & Revolution | A Libyan Artist in Exile — Hasan ‘Alsatoor’ Dhaimish (1955–2016)

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 11: Future of Chinese PSC’s in Central Asia

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 10: Decoding Russian Private Military Security Companies

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 9: From Private Security to Cybersecurity: When Virtual Threats Become Real Risks

[Book Launch] Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

[Boots Off the Ground: Security in Transition in the Middle East and Beyond] Episode 8: Regulation and Accountability of Private Military in the Eyes of International Law

Renewable Energy Initiatives in the GCC: Status and Outlook

[MEI Salon Series] Stories of Hope from Iraq

ME 101 Closing Session: The Centrality of Central Asia

[Prominent Speaker Series] SCO: An Important Factor in Ensuring Stability and Sustainable Development in Eurasia