On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused Middle East current-affairs show featuring journalists, regional analysts, newsmakers, and thought leaders discussing Turkey, Syria, Iran, the Kurds, and broader geopolitical developments. Credible pitches would include senior regional correspondents, policy experts, conflict and security analysts, human-rights advocates, and officials with direct subject-matter expertise; booking is likely high difficulty because guests are prominent specialists and newsmakers.

Metrics

Episodes: 258

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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contactus@al-monitor.com

cklose@al-monitor.com

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Host

Amberin Zaman - Senior Correspondent at AL-Monitor and an experienced journalist specializing in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, the Kurds, and the Caucasus. She previously covered the region for The Washington Post, The Dai...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior journalists, editors, scholars, policy analysts, activists, or officials with direct expertise and current insight into Middle Eastern politics, conflicts, security, or human-rights issues.

Required Achievements:

Leadership roles at major media outlets or research institutions, Recognized expertise on Middle Eastern conflicts, diplomacy, security, or human rights

Recent Guest Discussions

Yildiz Tar - Authoritarian Repression Of LGBTQ Communities In Turkey, Political Diversion, Inflation, Poverty, And Unemployment

Banu Guven - Turkey's First National Television Interview With Syrian Kurdish Leader Mazlum Kobane, Kurdish Peace Talks, And Developments In Northeastern Syria

Ibrahim Hamidi - The Dissolution Of The Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurdish Political Rights, And Mazlum Kobane's New Advisory Role In Syria

Danny Citrinowicz - Escalating Turkey-israel Tensions, Gaza, Syria, The Eastern Mediterranean, And Regional Military Deconfliction

Hamidreza Azizi - The Saudi-turkey-pakistan Defense Pact, Iran's Regional Position, Gulf Security, And The War's Impact On Deterrence

Recent Topics

Politics, Middle East, Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, Regional Security

Episodes

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On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

Saudi Arabia's escalation against the Houthis is unlikely to deliver victory, says Danny Citrinowicz

October 08, 2026

Israeli analyst Danny Citrinowicz says that while the US blockade and sanctions on Iran have been effective, these don’t change Tehran’s calculations and there is a still a high risk of further escalation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Straight from Putin's playbook: Turkey's Islamists are jailing LGBTQ activists in ‘morality’ drive

September 16, 2026

Leading Turkish LGBTQ activist Yildiz Tar explains why Turkey's authoritarian government is escalating repression of their community. The crackdown has less to do with public morals than an effort to divert public attention away from soaring inflation, poverty and joblessness, Tar notes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Three million views in 24 hours: Turkey's curiosity about Syrian Kurdish leader Kobane explodes in first TV interview

September 08, 2026

Banu Guven, a widely respected TV presenter, became the first Turkish journalist to host Kurdish leader Mazlum Kobane on national TV in Turkey. Until recently, interviewing the former commander of the now dissolved Syrian Democratic Forces was a punishable offense. But with Kurdish peace talks underway in Turkey and the integration of Kurdish structures in Syria's northeast advancing, the mood has shifted.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

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