Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2013
Episode 65- Can the war in Syria be considered a Shia jihad?
Monday Aug 05, 2013
Monday Aug 05, 2013
Phillip Smyth (@phillipsmyth) and I (@rejectionking) discuss whether the war in Syria can be considered a Shia jihad. The discussion opens up with an update on the war in Syria, followed by discussion of the transnational aspect of the war in Syria for Shia that includes a focus on sectarianism, the concept of defensive jihad, Iran's role, and Shia militia's media and music.
Please check out Phillip's work at "Hizballah Cavalcade" including "The Lion of Damascus, and Afghans, and Africans! Oh my!: Fighters from Exotic Locales in Syria's Shia Militias", "Liwa'a 'Ammar Ibn Yasir: A New Shia Militia Operating in Aleppo, Syria", and "The Songs of Liwa'a Abu Fadl al-Abbas: Militant Iraqi Shia Music and Syria".
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Episode 63- Shia Mobilization Frames and the War in Syria
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Christopher Anzalone (@ibnsiqilli) talks to me (@rejectionking) about his latest paper in the CTC: "Zaynab's Guardians: The Emergence of Shi'a Militias in Syria." In our discussion we talk about the media used by Shia militias to create mobilization frames including how religious imagery is meshed with political images, then we discuss how Sunni jihadists factor into these mobilization frames and end with a discussion on if the Syrian war can be thought of as a transnational "Shia Jihad."
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
Episode 62-The IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
Will Fulton (@FultonWill) talks to me (@rejectionking) about his new paper "The IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence". The focus of the interview includes a discussion of Will's paper, the history of the IRGC's command network, what are the views of this group on pressing Iranian security issues, its reaction to Hassan Rouhani, and lastly what should we expect of Rouhani in regards to how he will deal with the IRGC command network.
You can check out more of Will's work at Iran Tracker, part of AEI's Critical Threats Project including Iranian Strategy in Syria.
Monday Jul 22, 2013
Episode 57- A discussion on Hassan Rouhani
Monday Jul 22, 2013
Monday Jul 22, 2013
Dr. Farideh Farhi talks to me (@rejectionking) about new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani including his role in Iranian history and politics, his political views and book "National Security and Nuclear Diplomacy", potential effect on foreign and domestic policy.
Friday Jun 28, 2013
Episode 45-Badr Organization in Syria
Friday Jun 28, 2013
Friday Jun 28, 2013
Phillip Smyth (@phillipsmyth) and I (@rejectionking) discuss Iraqi militias in Syria with a particular focus on the Badr Organization.
Check out Phillip Smyth's post on Jihadology: "Breaking Badr: Is Iraq's Badr Organization Operating in Syria?"
For a more policy oriented look read "Iran's Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria"