Middle East
The rise and rise of the Islamic State
Author and economist and expert on terrorism funding, Loretta Napoleoni details the rise of the Islamic State, and how its modernity and pragmatism has allowed it to redraw the map of the Middle East.
…Australian government set to decide on war against ISIS
The Australian government will decide this week what kind of support it will offer to the United States in the war against the Islamic State. Audio
U.S. airstrikes in Syria target oil refineries
Renewed United States led airstrikes on the Islamic State insurgents in Syria have targeted a dozen small oil refineries it controls. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
On the deployment of forces to the middle east and the latest in Australian politics. Audio
NZ Islam and ISIS
What do our Muslim communities think about the current crises in the Middle East? Particularly in light of events in Syria and Iraq and the brutalities committed by the Islamic State formerly known as… Audio
Middle East Correspondent - Francesca Borri
Francesca Borri is one of the few foreign correspondents still operating within Syria's borders from where she joins us via telephone. Audio
Andrew Cooper: the oil kings
Author of The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East. Audio
Seif Da'Na: Middle East unrest
Associate professor of sociology and international studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, discussing the protests in Tunisia and Egypt. Audio
