Our Man in the Middle East Podcast
1) Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years to find out what happens next in the Middle East. "Millions of lucky Europeans sun themselves on Mediterranean beaches this summer," he s...Show More
2) Part 24: Cruelty Without Borders
BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on the rise and fall of the Islamic State group. "It looks now as if the battle against the jihadists of Islamic State is being won, they made the mistak...Show More
3) Part 23: The New Sultan
Jeremy Bowen on Turkey's dramatic changes under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has undone Ataturk's legacy of a secular state with the army at the centre of power. "For the first...Show More
4) Part 22: Oil and Water
Jeremy Bowen analyses the conflict in Yemen and the role of Saudi Arabia. "The war has been catastrophic, bending and breaking Yemen, which was already fragile," he says. Saudi Arabia has launched a c...Show More
5) Part 21: A Mini World War
Jeremy Bowen considers the many different layers of war in Syria, which have seen Bashar al Assad remain in power. "The outside world wrote off Bashar al Assad from the beginning," he says. "The assum...Show More
6) Part 20: Crossing the Line
Jeremy Bowen on the dramatic eruption of opposition to the Assad regime in Syria. "The rebels found a lot of recruits among young Sunni men who'd been driven off the land to the cities by years of dro...Show More
7) Part 19: Unfollow the Leader
The overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, remembered by the BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen. Jeremy Bowen reflects on the present and the past of the Middle East, after reporting from ...Show More
8) Part 18: The Revolving Revolution
The popular revolution in Egypt during the Arab Spring, remembered by the BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen. "Not for the first time in history," he says "the passion of the streets was outdone by...Show More
9) Part 17: A Flash of Nail Varnish
Jeremy Bowen reflects on Iran's strategic position in the Middle East and its attitudes to the West. "Give Iran a chance," he says. "The United States and its allies are easily strong enough to take a...Show More
10) Part 16: A Taste of Fire and Smoke
The impact of religious divisions across the Middle East, witnessed by the BBC's Jeremy Bowen. "The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a huge jolt to the Middle East's system," he says, "and its consequence...Show More