The War on Terror has lasted 18 years with no clear end in sight. What would it take to resolve a conflict this sprawling and complex - and resolve it successfully?
In episode two, Aimen and Thomas grapple with this question, piecing together the historical context, religious issues and modern politics that bred jihadism in the Middle East, and exploring how ... Show More
Oct 8
CC: Alex Vatanka – How has the 12 Day War Changed Iran?
This week on Conflicted, host Thomas Small is joined by Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and a leading scholar of Iranian domestic and foreign policy. Together, they explore the profound impact of the recent 12-Day War between Iran, Israel, and the Unite ... Show More
24m 15s
Aug 2017
The Motivations of CAIR and Islamism Around the World.
In the wake of the Charlottesville controversy, Dr. Jasser explains why American Islamist groups like CAIR, the ambulance chasers of victimology, have a newfound interest in cleansing American history of racism: the Salafi-Wahhabi habit of cleansing history. What is the fundament ... Show More
4 m
Oct 2022
In and Around War(s): Season 1, Episode 1: War And Terrorism
The years 2000 started with the so-called ‘global war on terror’, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The use of armed force against non-state armed groups labelled as ‘terrorists’ has, over the years, become more and more common — and continues to pose important legal and ethi ... Show More
31m 25s
Feb 2022
TV | THE WAR ON TERROR: ARE WE STILL FIGHTING?
It's been over 20 years since America launched the War On Terror, and the effort to combat radical Islamic terrorism appears now to be an afterthought. Have ISIS, al Qaeda, and the rogue states that form the axis of radical Islam ceased to be a threat? Or has the United States ju ... Show More
42m 10s
Dec 2019
Michael Krona and Rosemary Pennington, "The Media World of ISIS" (Indiana UP, 2019)
From efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. Its strategic, multi-platformed campaign is so effective that it has ensured global news coverage and ins ... Show More
36m 30s
Mar 2020
A Century of Conflict, with Rashid Khalidi and Jonathan Freedland
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been raging for decades, with seemingly no end in sight. In this episode, we are joined by Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian-American historian and Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of a new book, titled ... Show More
1h 10m