CONFLICTED

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…