Nov 2015

Welcome and introduction

Dr. Liz Carmichael (OxPeace) introduces the "Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference", held in St John's College on Saturday 31 October 2015.

2m 41s

Nov 2015

Overview of Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa

Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation. The Endangered Archaeology project assesses threats to archaeological sites using satellite imagery and aerial photographs. This talk p ... Show More

9m 29s

Nov 2015

When words fail. Iraq's lost heritage, and efforts to save it

Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation. Dr Lamia al-Gailani ( UCL/SOAS). Iraq has lost many of its most valuable monuments, ancient and modern, to war, violence, re-developmen ... Show More

26m 59s

Sep 2022

#3. The dynamics of conflict economies in Syria with Omar Dahi

In the second episode with Omar Dahi, he continues the discussion on the impact and dynamics of conflict economies within a broad framework that includes the global, regional and local actors in Syria. He also highlights the continuation of the conflict foundations and tools desp ... Show More

27m 38s

May 2019

Intensifying Fighting in Syria Suggests a New Phase of the War

Over the last several weeks an estimated 140,000 people have been displaced by escalating fighting in Idlib, Syria. Syrian regime forces, backed by Russia, have scaled up their attacks in what is the last part of Syria controlled by rebel forces. Idlib is the only remaining r ... Show More

21m 27s

Mar 2024

A Very Short Introduction to World War II

Dive into the pivotal moments of World War II with a concise introduction. Explore the causes, key events, and lasting impacts of this global conflict to understand its significance in shaping the modern world. Find the full article on https://englishpluspodcast.com/world-war-ii- ... Show More

1m 40s

Jan 2023

Syrie, la longue tragédie - Fabrice Balanche

Dans son dernier ouvrage Fabrice Balanche, maître de conférences en géographie à l’Université Lyon II et spécialiste du Moyen Orient revient sur son terrain d’études : Syrie et Liban. Deux États sous influence étrangère, fragmentés par des antagonismes ethniques, religieux et tr ... Show More

34m 59s

Feb 2024

Daphna Sharfman, "Jerusalem in the Second World War" (Routledge, 2024)

Daphna Sharfman's book Jerusalem in the Second World War (Routledge, 2024) is the first to present the unique story of the city of Jerusalem during the events of the Second World War and how it played a unique role in both the military and civilian aspects of the war.Whilst Jerus ... Show More

1h 31m

Nov 2023

Lessons From an Unending Conflict

In late September, one of the world’s most intractable conflicts ended suddenly and brutally when Azerbaijan seized the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their homes.Andrew Higgins, the New York Times bureau chief for East and Central Euro ... Show More

34m 19s

Jun 2015

Sarajevo: Nationalism

A century ago a shot rang out in Sarajevo which set the world on a path to war. How did the peace made after WW1 influence the ethnic conflicts in the region during the 1990s?

50m 5s

Jul 2018

Guy Laron, “The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East” (Yale UP, 2017)

The title of Guy Laron’s The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East (Yale University Press, 2017) says it all. As Laron notes in this interview, the fact that the war led to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East is an accepted interpretation of the war’s meaning. However, th ... Show More

55m 43s

Monuments at War—the Syrian Conflict and...