Is the Middle East Headed For Another Major War? | Kamran Bokhari

Hidden Forces

Demetri Kofinas

Government, Business

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In Episode 348 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kamran Bokhari. Kamran is the Senior Director of the Eurasian Security & Prosperity Portfolio at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy. He has served at the U.S. State Department and as a Senior Consultant with the World Bank.

Kamran came on the podcast three months ago to discuss the violence ignited by Hamas’ October 7th attacks against Israel and the nature and scope of Iran’s involvement. Demetri asked him back on to re-examine how the war in Gaza is going and whether he still thinks that we could be headed for another major war in the Middle East.

They spent the first hour discussing Israel’s bombardment and offensive in Gaza, the strategic objectives of Israel’s leaders, and whether they’re achieving those objectives. They also discuss Netanyahu’s political future and that of his governing coalition, the future of Israeli politics, and whether any hope remains for a negotiated peace process that could lead to a viable and independent Palestinian state.

In the second hour, they broaden their focus to encompass the larger Middle East, including Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Houthis, and Hezbollah. They discuss how all of these different actors are repositioning themselves by exploiting the growing disorder for their own advantage as the Biden administration struggles to stabilize a region that may be on the verge of another major war.

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Episode Recorded on 01/04/2024

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? My name is Demedricofinas and you're listening to Hidden Forces, a
0:06.0	podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens, the challenge
0:12.2	consensus narratives and learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world.
0:18.0	My guest in this episode of Hidden Forces is geopolitical analyst and forecaster Cameron Bahari.
0:24.0	Comeron is the senior director of the Eurasian security and prosperity portfolio
0:29.0	at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy
0:32.0	and has served at the U.S. State Department and as a senior consultant with the World Bank.
0:37.0	Cameron came on the show three months ago to discuss the violence ignited by Hamas's October 7th attacks against Israel and the nature and scope of Iran's involvement.
0:47.0	I asked him back on the podcast to re-examine how the war in Gaza is going and whether he still thinks that we could be headed
0:54.4	for another major war in the Middle East.
0:57.7	We spent the first hour of the podcast discussing the Israeli bombardment and
1:01.2	offensive in Gaza, the strategic objectives of Israel's
1:04.3	leaders, whether they're achieving those objectives, the standing of Netanyahu
1:08.6	and his governing coalition, the future of Israeli politics, and whether any hope remains for a negotiated peace process
1:15.5	that could eventually lead to a viable and independent Palestinian state given the scale
1:20.8	and scope of the current destruction.
1:23.0	In the second hour, we broaden our focus to encompass the larger Middle East,
1:28.0	including Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Hutis, and Hezbollah, and how all of these different actors are repositioning themselves
1:36.2	and in many cases exploiting the growing disorder as the Biden administration struggles to stabilize
1:41.6	a region that may be on the verge of another major war.
1:45.0	If you want access to that part of the conversation and you're not already subscribed to
1:49.6	Hidden Forces, you can join our premium feed and listen to the second hour of today's episode by going to
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