Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
The Role of Women and Children in the Islamic State
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
Dr. Mia Bloom discusses the role of women and children in the Islamic State. Read more of her work here:
New Terror Weapon: Little Girls?
How the Islamic State is Recruiting Western Teen Girls
Female Suicide Bombers are not a New Phenomenon
Even al-Qaeda Denounced Beheading Videos. Why the Islamic State Brought them Back
Thursday Sep 11, 2014
Foreign Fighters and Countering Violent Extremism
Thursday Sep 11, 2014
Thursday Sep 11, 2014
Humera Khan discusses foreign fighters going to Syria and countering violent extremism.
Please make sure to check out Muflehun.
Tuesday Aug 12, 2014
ISIS' abduction and indoctrination of children
Tuesday Aug 12, 2014
Tuesday Aug 12, 2014
Yusuf Sayman discusses his article "Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS"
You can check out Yusuf's broader work here.
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
The Jihadist Governance Dilemma
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the jihadist governance dilemma. You can find the original article here.
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Belgian Foreign Fighters in Syria
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Pieter Van Ostaeyen discusses his research and database of Belgian foreign fighters in Syria which can be found at his blog.
Thursday Jul 24, 2014
The Caliphate's Scholars-at-Arms and Al-Qaeda's Quasi-Caliph
Thursday Jul 24, 2014
Thursday Jul 24, 2014
Cole Bunzel discusses some of the rifts between the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
You can check out some of Cole's work at Jihadica, and make sure to check out his latest: "Understanding the Islamic State (of Iraq and al-Sham)" and "A New Caliphate?"
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
The linkages between the wars in Syria and Iraq
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Aymenn Al-Tamimi discusses the ways the wars in Syria and Iraq are linked
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 Jun 18, 2014
ISIS and Iraq
Wednesday Jun 18, 2014
Wednesday Jun 18, 2014
Aaron Zelin discusses ISIS and Iraq including, its history and role in the June crisis.
Make sure to check out Aaron's work at the following links: "Return of Sunni Fighters in Iraq", "ISIS Has a Consumer Protection Office", and "The Massacre Strategy"