
E86 - Episode 86: Alliances and rivalries in a new Middle East, with Dan Schueftan
Published: February 2, 2026
Duration: 1:11:57
The inimitable Prof. Dan Schueftan joins Haviv to break down a "profoundly dangerous" turn in the Middle East. With Saudi Arabia shifting away from its alliance with Israel and the Emirates and Turkey consolidating a "puppet state" in Syria, the regional map is being redrawn. Schueftan warns that the "moderate axis" has blinked, leaving Israel to face a sophisticated Turkish adversary that is ideologically rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood and strategically positioned to disrupt Israeli interests from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
But despite these threats, Prof. Schueftan offers a powerful and much-needed...