A 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah takes effect. Also on the show: US President-elect Donald Trump has named Kevin Hassett to direct the National Economic Council, and Jamieson Greer as the US Trade Representative; oil steadies on signs OPEC+ will once again delay restoring some output, which counters easing geopolitical risks after a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah; Saudi Arabia has outlined plans to trim spending next year after overshooting targets for the current year; voters in Namibia head to the polls to pick their next president and parliament; traders are digesting Donald Trump’s latest cabinet appointments; key OPEC+ nations begin discussions to delay the production restart planned for January; Mozambique’s Constitutional Council says its judges have received death threats as they work to validate the outcome of last month’s disputed election. Guests include: Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University in Qatar, Professor of Government; Raffaele Bertoni, Gulf Investment Corporation, Head of Debt Capital Markets; Niamh McBurney, Control Risks, Associate Director; Sree Kochugovindan, abrdn, Senior Research Economist; Hasan Alhasan, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy.
00:00:00:00 – Horizons Middle East & Africa
00:03:22:08 – Israel, Hezbollah agree to a 60-day cease-fire
00:07:14:20 – Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University in Qatar, Professor of Government
00:12:47:09 – Trump fills two key economic posts
00:17:34:01 – Raffaele Bertoni, Gulf Investment Corporation, Head of Debt Capital Markets
00:27:14:03 – Niamh McBurney, Control Risks, Associate Director
00:33:48:23 – OPEC+ considers delaying output restoration
00:37:42:17 – Saudi Arabia cuts 2025 spending
00:42:26:14 – Namibians head to polls as ruling party faces strong opposition
00:50:04:00 – Israel, Hezbollah agree to a 60-day cease-fire
00:58:06:17 – Trump fills two key economic posts
01:01:57:05 – Sree Kochugovindan, abrdn, Senior Research Economist
01:13:04:18 – Hasan Alhasan, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy
01:19:50:05 – Namibians head to polls as ruling party faces strong opposition
01:23:34:27 – OPEC+ considers delaying output restoration
01:28:00:09 – Mozambican judges get death threats
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