CONFLICTED

Philip Cunliffe argues that global Islamism and American unipolar globalization are symbiotic, emerging from the same post-Cold War order that weakened state sovereignty.

This episode of *Conflicted* analyzes the dramatic Houthi military offensive in Yemen, which seized key Red Sea ports and islands after Saudi Arabia paused air support for diplomatic talks.

This episode of *Conflicted* argues that 9/11 was the culmination of a long historical trajectory rather than the start of a new era.

Rana Dasgupta discusses his book *After Nations*, arguing the nation-state is a recent, unstable invention replacing older sacred empires.

Host Thomas Small interviews journalist Chris Horton about his book *Ghost Nation*, exploring Taiwan’s complex history, identity, and geopolitical significance.

Hosts Thomas Small and Eamon Dean analyze the escalating US-Iran conflict, noting a shift toward extreme military escalation as US economic strangulation cripples Iran’s currency.

Host Thomas Small interviews historian Simon Sebag Montefiore about his book, *The Cauldron*, which challenges the narrative that Western powers solely shaped the modern Middle East.

Host Thomas Small interviews historian Ian Kumakawa about his book *Empty Vessel*, which traces the global economy through the life of a single engine-less barge.

Host Thomas Small and Yemen expert Barat Shaban analyze the collapse of the 2022 truce and renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Hosts Thomas Small and Eamon Dean analyze Libya’s post-2011 fragmentation, contrasting the conservative East with the urban West.

Historian Nicholas Morton joins Thomas Small to discuss his book *The Crusader Storm*, which reframes the Crusades within the broader context of 11th-century Middle Eastern geopolitics.

Host Thomas Small interviews historian Justin Marazzi about his book *Captives and Companions*, which explores the complex history of slavery in the Islamic world.

Hosts Thomas Small and Ayman Dean analyze the stalled Iran conflict, debating three potential outcomes: a 40% chance of US withdrawal, a 40% chance…

Historian Thant Mint Wu discusses his grandfather, UN Secretary-General U Thant, in his new book "Peacemaker.

Host Thomas speaks with guest Wasim Nasser about French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Damascus following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Host Thomas Small interviews author Laura Spinney about her book *Proto*, which traces the origins and global spread of the Indo-European language family.

Host Thomas Small and guest Eamon Dane analyze the collapse of the US-Iran MOU and the resumption of war in the Middle East.

Host Thomas Small interviews Yaakov Katz, former Jerusalem Post editor and co-author of *While Israel Slept*, to analyze the intelligence failures behind the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Host Thomas de Monchaux re-releases a poignant episode featuring guest Eamon Dean, who recounts the tragic death of his nephew fighting in the Syrian civil war.

Host Thomas Small interviews historian Clifton Crais about his book *The Killing Age*, which argues that modernity was forged by violence, slavery, and firearms rather than just industrial innovation.

This special Conflicted episode features journalist Robert Young Pelton recounting his eyewitness experience of the 2001 Battle of Kala-i-Jangi in Afghanistan.

Host Thomas Small interviews historian Quinn Slobodian about his book *Hayek’s Bastards*, which traces how neoliberal thought evolved into far-right ideologies.

Hosts Thomas Small and Eamon Nazer examine the AI arms race in the Gulf, contrasting UAE and Saudi strategies amid US-China tech rivalry.

Host Thomas Small interviews New York Times correspondent Yegane Torbati about her book, *Stolen Revolution*.

Host Thomas Small interviews author George Osborne about his book *Power Play*, which explores how video games have evolved into a critical arena for global political influence.

Host Thomas Small and guest Eamon Dean analyze a controversial US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, arguing it favors Tehran by legitimizing proxies and releasing billions in frozen funds.

Host Thomas Small interviews Elizabeth Tzerkof, a former Israeli intelligence analyst and hostage, on how October 7th shattered Israel’s deterrence doctrine.

Host Thomas Small and guest Eamon Dean analyze the chaotic Middle East conflict, breaking it into three tracks: US-Iran, Israel-Hezbollah, and GCC dynamics.

Host Thomas Small interviews anti-Hamas activist Hamza Abu Huwadi about the escalating crisis in the West Bank, focusing on settler violence by…