Bilal Wahab

Nathan and Esther K. Wagner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Bilal Wahab on KCRW

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq a decade ago. But about 2500 American troops are still currently in the country.

As US troops plan to withdraw from Iraq, what are the parallels with Afghanistan?

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq a decade ago. But about 2500 American troops are still currently in the country.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Amidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people.

from Scheer Intelligence

At a time of book bans and the withholding of critically important struggles in our history, our education system has increasingly failed to provide our young with the tools to become…

from Scheer Intelligence

The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The CIA’s destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it…

from Scheer Intelligence

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors say he accepted more than half a million dollars in bribes.

from KCRW Features

Harris’ economic plan takes on price gouging. Where does Democratic “freedom” messaging leave Republicans? And the panel looks back at political freakouts.

from Left, Right & Center

Will shifts in the Democratic agenda leave progressives out in the cold? KCRW discusses the DNC. Plus, can labor laws for minors balance safety and opportunity?

from Left, Right & Center

SoCal Democrats anxious to help win the presidential election for Kamala Harris are road-tripping to swing states where they can make a bigger impact.

from KCRW Features