Al-Monitor contributor Aaron Magid joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Jordan banning the Muslim Brotherhood organization. Aaron, who is writing an upcoming biography of King Abdullah, goes over why the Jordanian government is unhappy with the Islamist group and what the move means for the kingdom’s domestic politics and foreign relations.

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Al-Monitor’s Gulf correspondent Jennifer Gnana joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s trip to Saudi Arabia, which reportedly ended early following the deadly attack in Kashmir. They cover the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, how India and Saudi Arabia view US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and India’s foreign policy priorities in the Middle East.

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Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba joins host Adam Lucente to discuss a plan under consideration by the White House to withdraw most US troops from Syria, including the potential effects of a drawdown on Kurdish-led forces, Syria’s political transition, and the fight against ISIS.

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