Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
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.
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 Aug 30, 2013
Episode 78- "The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America's war in Arabia"
Friday Aug 30, 2013
Friday Aug 30, 2013
Gregory D Johnsen (@gregorydjohnsen) talks to Chelsea Daymon (@cldaymon) about Gregory's book "The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America's war in Arabia."
Make sure to check out more of Gregory's work:
"How We Lost Yemen"
"Did a 8 yr old spy for America?"
Friday Aug 16, 2013
Episode 72-The Sunni Jihad in Syria
Friday Aug 16, 2013
Friday Aug 16, 2013
Thomas Hegghammer (@hegghammer), Aaron Zelin (@azelin), and I (@rejectionking) discuss the Sunni side of the Syrian Jihad. We discuss Qardawi's call to jihad and the theological underpinnings of that statement, foreign fighters in terms of numbers and motivations, the relationship of the Syrian jihad to the Sunni religious establishment in Saudi Arabia, and briefly comparing the jihad in Syria to previous contemporary jihads.
Thomas and Aaron have a good article in Foreign Affairs: "How Syria's Civil War Became a Holy Crusade"
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
J.M. Berger (@intelwire) and I (@rejectionking) discuss his book "Jihad Joe: Americans who go to war in the name of Islam." We discussed: why J.M. chose this particular topic, sources and methods, the role of Saudi Arabia in shaping Islam in America, Afghanistan and Bosnia, comparing Awlaki and bin Laden, and end the show with a discussion of the online jihad.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
Episode 59-Gulf Politics, Security, and Policy
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
Dr. F Gregory Gause III of the University of Vermont and Brookings Institute Doha talks to me (@rejectionking) about politics in the Gulf, security posture, and policy towards the Arab Spring, Syria, and Iran.
Make sure to check Dr. Gause's book "The International Relations of the Persian Gulf."
You can also check out Dr. Gause's research here, including a full bibliography of The International Relations of the Persian Gulf.