CONFLICTED

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The Battle for Taiwan

In this Conflicted Conversation, journalist Chris Horton talks about his new book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival. Chris explains: Why

Sep 3
1 h 13 min

Trump's Strangulation Strategy

Aimen's prediction on 4 August came true, and in the intervening weeks the United States have ramped up the economic pressure on the Iranian regime. The question is: how

Sep 1
57 min

Simon Sebag Montefiore: How the Modern Middle East Was Made

In this Conflicted Conversation, Simon Sebag Montefiore returns to the show, this time to talk about his new book The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. Sim

Aug 25
1 h 11 min

The Rise of the Offshore World

In this Conflicted Conversation, Ian Kumekawa (a fellow of Harvard University and a lecturer at MIT) talks about his book Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in

Aug 20
1 h 00 min

The Battle for Yemen Begins Again

Yemeni researcher and political analyst Baraa Shiban (and dear friend of the show) is back not only to give us an update on Yemen now that the civil war (and Saudi Arabia

Aug 18
56 min

Libya: The Return of the Arab Strongman?

Turning their attention away from Iran and toward another Middle Eastern hotspot, Aimen and Thomas explain the course of events in Libya since the Arab Spring. Seismic po

Aug 13
1 h 19 min

The Crusades: What Was Really Going On?

In this Conflicted Conversation, Nicholas Morton discusses his new book The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East. Associate Professor in Hist

Aug 11
1 h 19 min

Slavery and Islam: The Whole Story

In this Conflicted Conversation, Justin Marozzi discusses his new book Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World. Justin tr

Aug 6
1 h 06 min

Will America Cut and Run?

Donald Trump has once again stepped back from a threatened major attack on Iran. So has America lost the Iran War? Or is Trump’s apparent hesitation part of a longer stra

Aug 4
49 min

U Thant: The Diplomat Who Defined the 1960s

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thant Myint-U talks about his new book Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s. It tells the story of h

Jul 30
1 h 23 min

Wassim Nasr: My Inside Account of Macron’s Syria Visit

French war reporter and global jihadism expert Wassim Nasr was part of the presidential press party during Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Damascus. He shares his first

Jul 28
1 h 04 min

Indo-European: The Language Family That Went Global

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas meets Laura Spinney, author of Proto: How One Language Went Global, the story of the Proto-Indo-European language and its descenda

Jul 23
1 h 14 min

Iran Will Never Give Up Hormuz

The MoU with Iran has broken down, war has returned to the Middle East, and so Aimen walks us through the events since the war re-ignited on 7th July. More than anything

Jul 21
1 h 06 min

How Netanyahu Failed to Prevent October 7

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks with Yaakov Katz, the former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and co-author of ⁠While Israel Slept: How Hamas Su

Jul 16
1 h 01 min

Ben Hodges: Russia Can Be Defeated

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks with retired US lieutenant general Ben Hodges, former commanding general of US Army Europe. Drawing on his experience

Jul 14
50 min

Syria Turns Another Corner (Conflicted Revisited)

As Aimen works hard to uncover the truth of what's going on in the region now that the MoU has been torn to shreds — or so it seems — and in recognition of Syria being ta

Jul 10
50 min

Guns, Greed and the Making of Modernity

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas discusses the true foundations of modernity with Clifton Crais, author of The Killing Age: How Violence Made the Modern World. Cl

Jul 7
58 min

Undiscovered: The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi

In this special episode, we bring you an exclusive audio episode of ‘Undiscovered’ the new YouTube-first documentary series from Conflicted’s executive producer and Messa

Jul 3
36 min

The Bastard Children of Neoliberalism

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas sweats his way through a personally revealing exchange with Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History at Boston Universi

Jun 30
1 h 03 min

The Middle East’s AI Arms Race

As the Middle East wakes up to an unnerving new normal following the signing of the M.O.U., Aimen and Thomas turn their attention to something truly cutting edge: the AI

Jun 25
56 min

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What listeners say

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These guys are a couple of polymaths. I came to get an honest perspective on Islamism, and I’ve been treated to eye opening perspectives and insights. I’m completely addicted.

ggggtttddduuukkk · Aug 2024

This is the most critically well thought out discussion on a topic that is so complex on so many levels. I love the questions Thomas asks and the brutally honest answers from Aimen. I have so much respect for Aimen to have made the moral and intellectually honest choices he did at such a young age. Well done podcast.

dwhkxdi27359 · Jul 2024

I started listening shortly after the events on October 7 2023. I have always searched for a “neutral source” to help explain the simmering molten lava that is the Middle East. I did not want to listen to more of the same garbage we’ve been fed over the decades. What grabbed my interest in this podcast was the absolute willingness to delve into history, without being beholden to “political correctness”. A frank discussion is desperately needed this day and age. The hosts, and their experiences, are so spellbinding. I am recommending this to everyone I know, and so far they have not been disappointed.

Dollymama85 · Jun 2024

Unfortunately, I had to change my 5 star review (giving 2 stars because I still love the content) due to my horrible experience with subscribing. I subscribed through Apple Podcasts and payed $4.99/mo for several months but although my new feed said “SUBSCRIBER FEED”, it gave me no extra episodes and still cut off the free episodes halfway through and told me to subscribe for the full episode. I then tried to subscribe through the Conflicted/supporting cast website and there was only an option to pay in euro. I emailed the help desk and explained that I’m already a paying subscriber but I would cancel through Apple and sign up through the website if needed and they told me unless I pay 4.99 euro I cannot get the subscriber feed. Sooo what have I been paying for then with my $4.99 usd/mo? They also couldn’t answer basic questions like if my usd would be automatically converted to euro. A lot of “I can’t answer that”. They also couldn’t answer simple questions about how to access discord etc. once subscribed. With how much it’s advertised (multiple times an episode), you’d think they’d have figured out the basics by now. Sadly I cancelled.

Original_Owl · Dec 2024

Been listening to them since day 1! Love the genuine friendship between the hosts and resulting thoughtful and informative conversation from different viewpoint and upbringings. Unfortunately now most of that content is only teased and requires 3rd party paid subscriptions. Many podcasts are going this route and It is understandable. But also many podcasts have clear disclaimers in the intro or the title that you are only listening to a teaser snippet. Just a warning for anyone who stumbled upon this and are hoping to binge listen! I hope they will soon be upfront on the content they are sharingThere should be a bit more clarity on this (at least in the Apple Podcast platform).

FlappybirdruleZ247 · Jun 2024

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