CONFLICTED

Conversations on war and fundamentalism in the Middle East AI summary

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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

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Taiz: The Yemeni City That Refuses to Surrender

2026-10-15 · 59 min

We welcome back friend of the show Baraa Shiban, who was recently on the front lines in Yemen. The Houthis have surrounded Taiz once again. Can the city that has defied Yemen's tyrants for generations hold out against…
We’re Addicted to Security, and It’s Destroying Us

2026-10-13 · 1 hr 14 min

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Ruben Andersson, professor of social anthropology at Oxford University's Department of International Development, discusses his new book Age of Security: The Rise of a Global…
Adrian Wooldridge: Can Liberalism Save Itself?

2026-10-08 · 1 hr 23 min

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, journalist Adrian Wooldridge discusses his latest book Centrists of the World Unite: The Lost Genius of Liberalism. For deeper dives and world-class Q&As with Aimen Dean, join the…
The Real Geopolitics of Sudan’s Civil War

2026-10-06 · 53 min

Sudan’s civil war has become a regional proxy struggle, with the UAE, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and other powers backing rival armed camps as the country fragments under the pressure of war. But while the RSF’s foreign…
The Middle East Braces for Escalation

2026-10-02 · 57 min

The war is widening, diplomacy has stalled, and the Middle East is once again sliding towards escalation as the relationship between Israel and the Gulf states grows closer while pressure on Iran is mounting at sea, in…
Carlos the Jackal: The World’s First Super-Terrorist

2026-09-29 · 1 hr 4 min

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick tells Thomas all about his latest book The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist. For deeper dives…
The Houthis Are Winning — Here’s Why

2026-09-24 · 1 hr 10 min

Aimen's away this week. But not to worry! Sitting in his seat is Mohammed al-Basha: a Yemeni-American analyst with over twenty years of experience. Basha is the perfect person to help us understand better the larger…
1453: The Catastrophe That Ended Rome

2026-09-22 · 1 hr 24 min

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, historian Anthony Kaldellis of the University of Chicago discusses his new book 1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople. For deeper dives and world-class Q&As with Aimen…
Globalisation Made Global Jihad Possible

2026-09-17 · 1 hr 0 min

In this week’s Conflicted Conversation, UCL associate professor Philip Cunliffe makes a provocative case: far from being polar opposites, global Islamism and American unipolarity were born of the same globalised order.…
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Disaster

2026-09-16 · 1 hr 3 min

Every region-watcher was stunned over past week as the anti-Houthi forces in Yemen suffered an extremely brutal reversal—with global consequences. Aimen lifts up the curtain of inter-Gulf politics to help Thomas…

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Oldest episode in feed: 11/2018 · over 7 years
Typical length: 58 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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