Is American global hegemony already over? On this week’s podcast, Daniel Nexon talks about his latest book, co-authored with Alexander…
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Energy Kingdoms: A Conversation with Jim Krane (S. 8, Ep. 10)
How did the Persian Gulf states’ energy use and policies change with the discovery of oil? That is what Jim…
Continue ReadingThe Rise of Global Jihad: A Conversation with Thomas Hegghammer (S. 8, Ep. 9)
On this week’s podcast, Thomas Hegghammer speaks about his new book, The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global…
Continue ReadingIdentity and Politics in a Globalized Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Mark C. Thompson (S. 8, Ep. 8)
On this week’s podcast, Mark C. Thompson talks about his new book, Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics…
Continue ReadingLibya’s Fragmentation: A Conversation with Wolfram Lacher (S. 8, Ep. 7)
Wolfram Lacher talks about his new book, Libya’s Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict, with Marc Lynch on this…
Continue ReadingThe Revolution Within: A Conversation with Yael Zeira (S. 8, Ep. 6)
On this week’s podcast, Yael Zeira talks about her new book The Revolution Within State Institutions and Unarmed Resistance in…
Continue ReadingChina’s Relations with the Gulf Monarchies: A Conversation with Jonathan Fulton (S. 8, Ep. 5)
On this week’s podcast, Jonathan Fulton talks about his book China’s Relations with the Gulf Monarchies with Marc Lynch. “It’s…
Continue ReadingHouses Built on Sand: A Conversation with Simon Mabon (S. 8, Ep. 4)
Simon Mabon speaks about his new book, Houses Built on Sand: Violence, Sectarianism and Revolution in the Middle East, with…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad: A Conversation with Aaron Zelin (S. 8, Ep. 3)
This week’s podcast is a conversation with Aaron Y. Zelin, who discusses his new book Your Sons Are at Your…
Continue ReadingThreats and Alliances in the Middle East: A Conversation with May Darwich (S. 8, Ep. 2)
On this week’s POMEPS podcast, May Darwich discusses her new book, Threats and Alliances in the Middle East: Saudi and…
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