06/05/2026
Einar Tangen discusses "Xi’s Strategic Charm Offensive" with Ejaz Haider, focusing on Europe’s internal divisions and China’s geoeconomic rise shaping its global outreach.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider, Ep 36, May 20: "Xi's Strategic Charm Offensive" with Einar Tangen
Guest: Einar Tangen Einar Tangen is Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute, Founding Partner, Center for China and the World, and Chairman, Asia Narratives. He holds...
06/05/2026
Dr. Tong Zhao discusses China’s nuclear thinking with Ejaz Haider in EP37, focusing on its evolving deterrence posture and growing concerns over U.S. missile defense shaping Beijing’s strategy.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider, Ep 37, June 1: "Understanding China's Nuclear Thinking" with Dr. Tong Zhao
Guest: Tong Zhao Dr. Tong Zhao is Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, working for both the Nuclear Policy Program and Carnegie China. ...
06/05/2026
Alon Mizrahi discusses the crisis within Israeli society and the ideological roots of Zionism with Ejaz Haider, focusing on leadership failures and the deepening dehumanization shaping the Gaza war.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider, Ep38, Jun23:Heart of Darkness: A Conversation on Zionism with Alon Mizrahi
Guest: Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi is an Israeli writer and political activist. His work seeks to reframe the discussion about Zionism and the history of the M...
06/05/2026
Dr. Mariana Budjeryn discusses the Budapest Memorandum and the Russo-Ukraine war with Ejaz Haider, focusing on Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament and the limits of security assurances in shaping today’s conflict.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider: Budapest Memo & Russo-Ukraine War: A Conversation with Mariana Budjeryn
InFocus with Ejaz Haider - Ep39Guest: Dr. Mariana Budjeryn Mariana Budjeryn is a Senior Research Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, Proj...
06/05/2026
Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Dr. Adil Sultan and Matt Korda discuss the SIPRI Report 2024 with Ejaz Haider, analyzing the growing salience of nukes, modernization trends and how weakening arms control and poor crisis communication are heightening global instability.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider Ep40: Growing Salience of Nukes - A Discussion on the 2024 SIPRI Report
Guests: Dr. Adil Sultan, Dr. Manpreet Sethi and Matt KordaDr. Adil Sultan is the Dean of Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS) and Acting Chair o...
05/05/2026
Dr. Benjamin Zala discusses the “third nuclear age” with Ejaz Haider, focusing on Nuclear-Conventional Entanglement and the risks of miscalculation in deterrence.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider Ep41:Nuclear and Conventional Entanglement-A Convo with Dr. Benjamin Zala
Guest: Dr. Benjamin ZalaDr. Benjamin Zala is Fellow in the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University. His work focuses on t...
05/05/2026
Dr. Stephen Herzog discusses "Deterioriting Global Security Environment" with Ejaz Haider, analyzes the erosion of global security frameworks, the risks posed by emerging technologies and the urgent need for renewed arms control in an increasingly volatile world.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider EP42: Deteriorating Global Security : A Convo with Dr.Stephen Herzog
Guest: Dr. Stephen Herzog Dr. Stephen Herzog is Professor of the Practice at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). He is Academic Co-Ch...
05/05/2026
Barbara Slavin and Dr. Sina Azodi discuss the Gaza war and rising Israel-Iran tensions with Ejaz Haider, analyzing fragile ceasefire efforts, the impact of U.S. elections and whether diplomacy can still provide an off-ramp from wider regional escalation.
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InFocus With Ejaz Haider: Is the Middle East on the Brink of a Major War?
Guests: Dr. Sina Azodi & Barbara SlavinDr. Sina Azodi is Professional Lecturer, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. Dr. Az...
05/05/2026
Dr. Mariana Budjeryn and Dr. Matthew Burrows discuss Ukraine’s Kursk incursion and its strategic implications with Ejaz Haider, analyzing whether the shift from attritional warfare to maneuver can alter the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine conflict amid nuclear risks and geopolitical uncertainty. Watch EP44 now.
InFocus with Ejaz Haider EP44: A Conversation on the Russo-Ukrainian War
Guests: Dr. Mathew Burrows & Dr. Mariana Budjeryn Dr.Mathew Burrows serves as Counselor in the Executive Office at the Stimson Center, is the Program Lead o...
05/05/2026
Featuring insights from Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, this episode of InFocus with Ejaz Haider analyzes Israel’s Gaza strategy, questioning Netanyahu’s ceasefire intentions while unpacking cycles of dehumanization, the role of U.S. support and the diminishing prospects for a viable political resolution.
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InFocus with Ejaz Haider Episode 45: Netanyahu Wants War, Not Peace
Guest: Dr. Barnett R. Rubin Barnett R. Rubin is a Distinguished Fellow in the China Program of the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. From 2000 to 2020 he wa...
24/04/2026
This episide of InFocus with Ejaz Haider analyzes the escalating Israel-Iran confrontation by focusing on Iran’s shift from proxy-based deterrence to more direct engagement, Israel’s intelligence pe*******on of regional networks and the evolving balance of capabilities between the two rivals amid widening regional instability, featuring insights from Dr. Arman Mahmoudian.
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