The Debrief with Debra Shushan
Debra Shushan, Michael Sfard, Arash Azizi, Eric K. Ward, Joe Cirincione, Omer Bartov, Jess Craven, Trita Parsi, Marie Newman, Merissa Khurma, Brian Finucane, אברום בורג, THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali, Péter Dósa, Dania Thafer, Noa Sattath, Aaron David Miller, Sari Bashi, Tim Whitaker, Nadim HouryWhere Israel-Palestine and Middle East politics meet US foreign policy and democracy — with clarity and conscience, from a Jewish perspective.
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Dr. Debra Shushan is a Middle East and US foreign policy expert. A senior resident affiliate at Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization, she’s taught at top colleges and directed Israel-Palestine policy & advocacy at Jewish non-profits. Yale PhD.
I write about politics, history and cinema
Eric K. Ward is author of the seminal article “Skin in the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism.” He was the 2021 honoree of the Civil Courage Prize
Joe Cirincione is a national security analyst and author with over 45 years of experience. I have been a congressional staffer, a program director, a philanthropist, an advisor the the State Department and three presidential campaigns. Now, I write.
Professor of History, Brown University
Activist, organizer. Author of Chop Wood Carry Water Daily Actions. Political content creator. @jesscraven101 on all socials.
Trita Parsi is the Executive VP of the Quincy Institute and an award-winning author. Washingtonian Magazine has named him one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy. Noam Chomsky calls him "one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran"
Author, Former Congresswoman, CEO, Speaker, Activist, Podcaster, WCPT radio cohost. Social justice, economic equity, politics, healthcare, mental health, women's rights https://www.marienewmanstudio.com https://www.youtube.com/@tlsradio
Founder and CEO of AMENA Strategies LLC
Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) is a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group. He previously served for a decade as an attorney at the U.S. Department of State.
Author, teacher, public and political activist, the founder and Co Chair of All its Citizens party, marathon runner, the Former Speaker of the knesset
The Left Hook is a thoroughly opinionated and biased intellectual playground for people who enjoy political, cultural, and religious hot takes without corporate censorship and nonsense centrism.
Political analyst and writer focused on Hungarian politics, democratic backsliding, European affairs, and geopolitics. Founder of The Hungary Report and Cartooning Politics Weekly.
Executive Director of Gulf International Forum - Professorial Lecturer at Georgetown University
Former Christian Fundamentalist and Founder of The New Evangelicals. Now I expose Christian Nationalism. Looking for community? Thenewevangelicals.com/connect
I write on politics, governance, justice, and change in MENA. Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative, with offices in Paris, Beirut, and Tunis; former HRW and UN international lawyer and public policy expert.
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