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FIFA Shoots, Saudi Scores; The 2034 Men’s World Cup’s…
Saudi Arabia's hosting of the 2034 FIFA Men's World Cup marks a strategic move to enhance its soft power on the…
MIR Meets: Pamela Paul
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Pamela Paul, a columnist for the New York Times. They talk about free speech on…
MIR Meets: Ben Burgis
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Substack writer and Jacobin columnist Ben Burgis to discuss the morality of war and…
Faith Under Fire: The Case of the Baha’i Religious…
The Baha’is are among the world’s most persecuted religious minorities. As Iran continues to discriminate a repress…
MIR Meets: Matthew Rosenberg
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Matthew Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize–winning correspondent at the New York Times.…
MIR Meets: Nadim Houry
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Nadim Houry, the executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative, a think tank…
MIR Meets: David French
Host Andrew Xu sits down with David French, a columnist for The New York Times. They discuss the potential dangers…
MIR Meets: Robert Wright
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and podcast host Robert Wright, to discuss the concept of…
Divided Destinies: The Unresolved Armenia-Azerbaijan…
In the heart of the South Caucasus, a simmering conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has recently flared up with…
MIR Meets: Katherine Dee
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and internet culture reporter Katherine Dee, to discuss the…
Lights, Camera, Censorship: Turkey’s Film Festival…
The duality of cinema as both art and information complicates legalized censorship restrictions, as is revealed in…
The Beginning of a New Era in the Middle East?
On March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia surprised many by announcing the re-establishment of their diplomatic ties. The…