On this week’s podcast, Alexander Thurston speaks about Boko Haram and its origins and growth. Thurston is an Assistant Professor…
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Shia Islamic Movements: A Conversation with Laurence Louër (S. 6, Ep. 10)
On this week’s podcast, Laurence Louër speaks with Marc Lynch Shia Islamic movements in the Middle East. She speaks about…
Continue ReadingPolitics in South Yemen: A Conversation with Susanne Dahlgren (S. 6, Ep. 9)
In this week’s podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Susanne Dahlgren about Yemen. Dahlgren is the author of Contesting Realities: The…
Continue ReadingThe Creation of Property Rights in Palestinian Refugee Camps: A Conversation with Nadya S. Hajj (S. 6, Ep. 8)
This week’s podcast explores Palestinian refugees today, with guest Nadya S. Hajj, author of Protection Amid Chaos: The Creation of Property…
Continue ReadingSectarianism in the Gulf: A Conversation with Toby Matthiesen (S. 6, Ep. 7)
On this week’s podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Toby Matthiesen about sectarianism in the Gulf, particularly looking at Saudi Arabia…
Continue ReadingPolitics and the Welfare State in Iran: A Conversation with Kevan Harris (S. 6, Ep. 6)
On this week’s POMEPS Podcast, Marc Lynch speaks with Kevan Harris about his new book, A Social Revolution: Politics and…
Continue ReadingBlack Markets and Islamist Power: A Conversation with Aisha Ahmad (S. 6, Ep. 5)
“There are market forces that explain why jihadists succeed in civil wars— when so many other types of groups look…
Continue ReadingVoices from Syria: A Conversation with Wendy Pearlman (S. 6, Ep. 4)
Wendy Pearlman speaks on our podcast this week about her new book, We Crossed a Bridge and it Trembled: Voices…
Continue ReadingWhy Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear Weapons: A Conversation with Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer (S. 6, Ep. 3)
This week’s guest is Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, who is the author of a new book, Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya…
Continue ReadingConflict in Iraq: A Conversation with Carter Malkasian (S. 6, Ep. 2)
Marc Lynch speaks with Carter Malkasian about the recent history of conflict in Iraq and how it it laid the…
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