Joe Biden is making his first trip to the region since becoming president.

His first stop is Israel, followed by the occupied West Bank before going to Saudi Arabia, a country he once described as a 'pariah'.

So what can he achieve?

And will he be held back by political pressures at home?

Presenter: Nastasya Tay

Guests:

Khaled Elgindy - Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute

Andreas Krieg - Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London

Scott Lucas - Professor Emeritus, University of Birmingham

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