CC Revisited... Alex Anastasiades: Britain, Saudi and the New Multipolar World

This week, we're giving our Conflicted listeners another taste of
what they get by joining the Conflicted Community, with an old
episode that didn't go out on our normal feed... As Trump, Putin
and Zelenskyy seek to find a solution to war in Ukraine, we thought
it would be good to throw back to our episode with British diplomat
Alex Anastasiades, so you can hear some more about what it is
actually like to be in the room when these big diplomatic decisions
are made. Enjoy... -- For this week’s Conflicted Community bonus
episode Thomas sits down with Alex Anastasiades, a British diplomat
working for the Ministry of Defence in Riyadh, about Britain’s
place in the Middle East. In a wide ranging interview, we discuss
what life is actually like for British diplomats in the region,
Britain’s historic place as a colonial power and now ally with
countries in the Middle East, and how Britain's position might
continue to evolve in the new multi-polar world. Alex is a diplomat
with a background in international law and international relations,
who has previously worked in Brussels and for NATO, before working
for various positions within the British MOD. Now stationed in the
Saudi capital of Riyadh at a fascinating and hugely consequential
moment in the region’s history, Alex advises the defence secretary
and government officials in the Foreign Office on geopolitical
matters in Saudi and the wider Middle East.Find us on Twitter:
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