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How The Global Food Crisis is Impacting People and Politics in the Middle East

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Mark Leon Goldberg
Aug 07, 2022
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Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Middle East was heavily dependent on importing food from Ukraine and Russia. The disruption of grain exports from the Black Sea region has had a profoundly negative impact on food security in the Middle East.

I'm joined today my Arnaud Quemin, Middle East regional director for Mercy Corps. We kick off discussing what the food security situation in the region looked like before the war and then have an extended conversation about how the global food crisis is impacting people and politics in the Middle East.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1jRclnPC9KBGPWMaVxsCZV?si=1e8c6f8831ab4e2a

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