David Siddhartha Patel of Brandeis University explains the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, including how this rivalry is playing out in Lebanon, Yemen, and Qatar.
Guest Bios
David Siddhartha Patel
David Siddhartha Patel is a research fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. Prior to joining the Crown Center, he served as an assistant professor in the government department at Cornell University. He holds a BA in political science and economics from Duke University and a PhD in political science from Stanford.
Episode Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Qatar Foundation International, which provided the seed funding and support to develop and launch this podcast and to produce this episode. Neither Qatar Foundation International nor the Qatar Foundation were involved in the decision to include a discussion of the nation of Qatar in this episode, or in the shaping of the content of that discussion.
Thanks to Dr. Patel for his time, knowledge, and enthusiasm in sharing his expertise on the crisis in Syria
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