Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
The Current Offensive on Mosul
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Nate Rabkin discusses the current offensive on Mosul.
Be sure to check out Nate's current piece Beyond Islamists & Autocrats and the newsletter, Inside Iraqi Politics.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Vanguard of the Imam
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
A discussion with Afshon Ostovar on his new book Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Monday Apr 20, 2015
A Look at the Current Situation in Yemen
Monday Apr 20, 2015
Monday Apr 20, 2015
Abubakr Al-Shamahi discusses the current situation in Yemen by looking at both the past and the present.
Thursday Mar 19, 2015
Shiite Foreign Fighters and the Shiite Jihad
Thursday Mar 19, 2015
Thursday Mar 19, 2015
Phillip Smyth discusses Shiite foreign fighters and the Shiite jihad.
You can read his in-depth paper on this topic via the link below:
The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects
Further reading and research can be found at:
Hizballah Cavalcade
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Shia politics and the current situation in Iraq
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Phillip Smyth discusses Shia politics and the current situation in Iraq.
Make sure to check out Phillip's article "Iranian Proxies Step Up Their Role in Iraq" and his work on "Hizballah Cavalcade"
Thursday Jun 19, 2014
Sunni politics and the current situation in Iraq
Thursday Jun 19, 2014
Thursday Jun 19, 2014
Uticensis Risk's Kirk Sowell discusses Sunni politics and the June crisis in Iraq.
You can find Uticensis Risk's biweekly publication covering the latest developments in Iraq at Inside Iraqi Politics. They've provided our listeners with a complimentary copy of April's publication which can be accessed here.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2014
Sectarianism and the War in Syria
Wednesday Feb 19, 2014
Wednesday Feb 19, 2014
The Loopcast talks to Phillip Smyth (@phillipsmyth) and Aaron Zelin (@azelin) about the use of sectarian discourse within the Syrian war.
Please make sure to check out "The Vocabulary of Sectarianism" written by Phillip and Aaron, and make sure to check out Jihadology and Hizballah Cavalcade.
Thursday Dec 12, 2013
Episode 96 - Discussion about the Iran Geneva Agreement
Thursday Dec 12, 2013
Thursday Dec 12, 2013
Ali Scotten (@scottenconsult) discusses Iran and the recent Geneva Agreement.
You can find Ali's work at Scotten Consulting.
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Episode 80- Iran in Syria Update
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Will Fulton (@fultonwill) gives the Loopcast an update on Iran's involvement in Syria.
You can find Will's work at AEI's Iran Tracker including a long post on the various Iranian official's reactions to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
You can listen to Will's previous interviews on the Loopcast including a discussion of IRGC's political influence in Iran and Iran's strategy in Syria: here and here.