MEnbar is a podcast by the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) that offers diverse insights and research-based discussions on policy relevant topics in the Middle East and North Africa region. Hosted by Marc Owen Jones.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMEnbar is a podcast by the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) that offers diverse insights and research-based discussions on policy relevant topics in the Middle East and North Africa region. Hosted by Marc Owen Jones.
Recent episodes include "What’s Next for Gulf Economies?" (28 January 2026, 33 minutes), "Media and the War of Narratives in MENA" (7 January 2026, 26 minutes), and "Africa’s Internationalized Conflicts and the Broken Crisis Response" (31 December 2025, 38 minutes).
MEnbar publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 25 episodes.
Booking probability for MEnbar is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. MEnbar requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. MEnbar's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for MEnbar are Government & Politics. MEnbar has a news audience.
MEnbar is a news podcast with 25 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Oil Prices, regional conflicts, and the push for energy transition are redefining the Gulf states' economies as they enter 2026. Amid these shifts, how are these economies adapting to global uncertainty? In this episode...
Episode #10
The mainstream media has lost control of the narrative. Middle East Eye’s David Hearst joins MEnbar to explain why Western media narratives are collapsing.In this special episode of MEnbar, recorded on the sidelines of...
In this episode of MEnbar, recorded on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2025, Marc Owen Jones is joined by Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, to examine the rapidly changing nature of...
In this special episode of MEnbar, recorded on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2025, Marc Owen Jones speaks with Hanan Balkhy, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Episode #7
In this special episode of MEnbar, recorded on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2025, Omar Rahman welcomes the EU Special Representative Ambassador Luigi De Maio for the Gulf region to discuss the growing strategic...
In this episode of Menbar, Marc Owen Jones talks with Yasmine Farouk, the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Project Director at the International Crisis Group, to discuss the Gulf states’ growing role as mediators in regional...
Episode #5
In this episode of MEnbar, Marc Owen Jones speaks with Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and Africa Programme in Chatham House, about the Twelve Day War between Israel and Iran and its impacts on Iran’s nuclear...
Episode #4
In this episode of MEnbar, Marc Owen Jones speaks with Rory Miller, Professor of International Politics at Georgetown University in Qatar and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the ME Council, about the evolving security...
In this episode of MEnbar, in partnership with the Arab Barometer, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Michael Robbins, Director and Co-Principal Investigator of the Arab Barometer, to discuss how the war in Gaza has shaped...
In this episode of MEnbar, Marc Owen Jones speaks with Haid Haid, non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, about efforts to unify Syria’s fragmented armed factions into a national defense...
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Frédéric Schneider, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, to discuss the economic aftershocks of the Iran-Israel war and their...
Episode #1
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Adel Abdel Ghafar, Fellow and Director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, to explore the shifting dynamics of Gulf–Asia...
Episode #12
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones is joined by Justin Dargin, a senior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. They discuss his contribution to the dossier, “Carbon Emissions...
Episode #10
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones speaks with ME Council fellows Robert P. Beschel Jr. and Paul Dyer about their recent policy note, “USAID in MENA: A Requiem.” They explore the sudden dismantling of USAID...
Episode #10
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Nader Kabbani, Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, to analyze the suddencollapse of the Assad regime and its...
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones is joined by Yasmina Abouzzohour, a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and a fellow and lecturer in politics at Princeton University. They...
In this episode of MEnbar, host Marc Owen Jones welcomes Galip Dalay, a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, to explore the shifting landscape of Middle East cooperation. Dalay...
Episode #7
In this episode of MEnbar , host Marc Owen Jones is joined by Hamidreza Azizi , a nonresident fellow at the ME Council, to discuss his latest publication, " Iran’s Shifting Discourse on Nuclear Weaponization: Bargaining...
This episode of MEnbar, recorded during the Doha Forum 2024, features Amaney Jamal, the Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer project. Jamal...
Recorded on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2024, this special episode of MEnbar features Nadim Houry, the executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI). Houry shares insights from his career as a human rights...
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expert on paediatric anxiety and the neurodevelopment of children, Columbia University's Center of Global Energy Policy
Interim Vice President & Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group, International Crisis Group
director of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme, London’s Chatham House
Professor of International Politics at Georgetown University in Qatar, Georgetown University in Qatar
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