ReCentered Episode 4: Emile Hokayem on the Middle East, the War in Iran, and the Global Order

In the fourth episode of the ReCentered podcast, Emile Hokayem, Director of Regional Security and Senior Fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), joins host Nico Luchsinger to talk about how the Middle East is experiencing the current global shifts. They discuss the sense of rupture in a region that has long lived through upheaval, the rise of the Gulf states as geopolitical actors, the cataclysmic impact of the war on Iran, the fraying of the US security guarantee, India’s role and the IMEC corridor, and Europe’s conspicuous absence. In the second part of the episode, Katrina Abatis, Head of Asian Affairs at GCSP, joins to reflect on the themes of the conversation.

Host 

• Nico Luchsinger, Fellow at the GCSP

Guest

• Emile Hokayem, Director of Regional Security and Senior Fellow for Middle East Security IISS

Expert Commentary

• Katrina Abatis, Head of Asian Affairs at GCSP

ReCentered is produced by Florian Golay, William Tavelli, and Nico Luchsinger.