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Lebanese Hezbollah goes to great lengths to publicize its overt, social, and political activities and to conceal its covert terrorist, militant, and criminal pursuits. In the words of one operative, Hezbollah's "Golden Rule" is this: The Less You Know, the Better. In this podcast, terrorism scholar Matthew Levitt sets out to break this rule by shining a bright spotlight on Hezbollah's global terrorist and criminal activities. Levitt has been following Lebanese Hezbollah for almost three decades in and out of government. He's written books, given expert testimony, and literally mapped Hezbollah's worldwide illicit activities in an online interactive map and timeline. (https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/hezbollahinteractivemap) Listen as Levitt tracks Hezbollah's evolution over the years and its operations across the globe from Lebanon to Kuwait, across Europe and Asia, then on to the Western Hemisphere from Buenos Aires to New York. Along the way, he'll speak with law enforcement officers, intelligence agents, government officials, and world-class experts from around the globe, each of whom has first-person experience confronting Hezbollah and uncovering things the group would much prefer nobody ever heard about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Very excited for the rest of the season. Trailer already has me hooked. Anyone interested in illicit activity, terrorism and criminal networks will likely enjoy listening to this, hosted by one of Washington’s top experts on the matter. 10/10 would recommend
Dr. Matthew Levitt has perhaps the deepest knowledge about Hezbollah of anyone in or out of government. He demonstrates in this podcast how the group’s political and military wings cannot be distinguished and indeed how the Hezbollah network spans the globe. He is a master of the group’s origins with Iran’s revolutionaries and the group’s close but sometimes vacillating ties with actors in Syria, Lebanon, and throughout the Middle East. Anyone interested in Islamist militancy, Middle East dynamics, and the discrete, targeted actions it will take to ensure American interests will want to subscribe to this profoundly informative, engaging podcast.
Matt Levitt is a brilliant scholar and excellent storyteller. This foremost Lebanese Hezbollah expert connects the dots of Hezbollah’s covert activities and brings us in on his years of research - keeping us on the edge of our seats along the way.
No one knows more about Hezbollah than Levitt—this podcast is long overdue. I use his interactive map and timeline frequently for my research, and it’s been a fantastic resource. Great trailer too.
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