Bahrain Banter
This podcast, hosted by the Ambassador of Bahrain to the U.S., features the voices and viewpoints of change-makers and thought-leaders discussing security, geopolitics, trade, science, arts, and culture in the region and beyond. Through his position, within Washington’s Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Abdulla R. Al Khalifa provides a forum from which listeners are given a ringside seat to discussions providing a panoply of insights and perspectives.
Episodes
10 episodes
The Sea of Life: Modern and Contemporary Art from The Kingdom of Bahrain
Modern Bahraini art emerged in the 1950s with establishment of the Arts and Literature Club, a cultural organization that served as a home artists to gather, share their work, and discuss the development a uniquely Bahrain art movement. Signifi...
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27:56
The Rise of Agriculture and Food Growth as a Strategic Asset
Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States of America Abdulla R Al Khalifa chats with Heidi Kuhn, founder of non-profit Roots of Peace. Mrs. Kuhn is a humanitarian and peace activist who has spent more than 25 years restoring agriculture in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:32
Exploring Space, Improving Lives
Shelli Brunswick is the chief operating officer of Space Foundation based in Colorado Springs. The Space Foundation is a nonprofit founded 40 years ago as a gateway to education, information, and collaboration for space exploration. The Ambassa...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:18
Bahrain Banter: Bringing Bahrain pastries to NYC
Ms. Dona Murad is the owner and “Coffee Queen” of Librae Bakery in Manhattan’s East Village. Librae is a Third Culture Bakery influenced by flavors from the Middle East using fermentation techniques f...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:15
Bahrain Banter: Growing Cooperation in the Middle East
Ambassador Abdullah Al Khalifa sits down with Dan Shapiro, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated to that post by President Obama and was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has deep experience in forei...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:48
Bahrain Banter: The Advent of Digital Currency and Banking in Today’s Society
Founder of Digital Currency Monetary Authority (DCMA) Darrell Hubbard, joins Ambassador Abdulla R. Al Khalifa for an expert discussion of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the level of interest in issuing them, the technological innovati...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:32
Bahrain Banter: Series Introduction
This podcast, hosted by the Ambassador of Bahrain to the U.S., features the voices and viewpoints of change-makers and thought-leaders discussing security, geopolitics, trade, science, arts, and culture in the region and beyond. Through his pos...
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Episode 0
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2:59
Bahrain Banter: Drones: Critical Asset but at What Cost?
President of Red Six International, The Atlantic Council’s Non-Resident Senior Fellow, and former Director at the White House’s National Security Council, Kirsten Fontenrose, sits down with Ambassador Abdulla R. Al Khalifa for an in-depth conve...
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Episode 3
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31:16
Bahrain Banter: A Discussion on Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence with Guest General Keith Alexander (Ret)
Former head of U.S. Cyber Command, retired 4 Star General Keith Alexander, sits down with Ambassador Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid AL Khalifa for an in-depth conversation about cyber threats that we all face, from those concerning National Security...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:30
Bahrain Banter: Could the US afford to pull out of the Middle East with Guest Navy Sec. Richard Spencer (Ret)
Former Secretary of the US Navy, Richard V. Spencer joins Ambassador Sheikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa for an expert discussion of US force posture within the Middle East, addressing recent happenings and likely forecasts that will shape US ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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