The Houthis have intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil facilities and airports, including Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. Saudi Arabia has vowed retaliation and sought military support from allies, while US President Donald Trump says Washington may join the fight. Would US intervention deter further Houthi attacks or risk escalating the regional conflict?

In this episode:

• Maysaa Shuja Al Deen, Yemeni journalist and researcher at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies
• Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center
• Nabeel Khoury, former US deputy chief of mission in Yemen and non-resident senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC

Host: Rishaad Salamat

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Joseph Kabila, who ruled DR Congo for almost two decades, is making a comeback. He will lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a political-military alliance with M23 fighters that opposes President Felix Tshisekedi's government in Kinshasa. Several attempts at a peace deal between government forces, rebels and armed groups have already failed, and many fear the move will worsen the fighting in eastern DR Congo. Is this coalition likely to escalate the conflict?

In this episode:

• Henry-Pacifique Mayala, Co-ordinator of the Kivu Security Tracker at Ebuteli institute
• Ovigwe Eguegu, Policy Analyst at Development Reimagined, specialising in African geopolitics and great power competition
• Vincent Rouget, Head of Political Risk for Africa at Control Risks, a global consultancy

Host: Dareen Abughaida

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US President Donald Trump has announced a deal to bring Russian diesel into the United States, a move welcomed by the Kremlin. He's accused Ukraine of ignoring his calls to halt strikes on Russian refineries. Ukraine insists it will only stop striking Russian refineries if Moscow ceases attacks on its energy facilities. With Washington and Europe diverging further on Ukraine, how long can European leaders continue their economic and military support for Kyiv?

In this episode:

• Lisa Yasko, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament

• Andrey Kortunov, Russian affairs analyst

• John Lough, Head of Foreign Policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre

Host: Rishaad Salamat

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