162 Episodes

  1. Algerian Civil War

    Published: 9/28/2022

  2. Anti-Soviet Jihad

    Published: 9/14/2022

  3. Saddam vs. Ayatollah

    Published: 8/31/2022

  4. Ayatollah vs. Shah

    Published: 8/17/2022

  5. Petrostates of the World, Unite!

    Published: 8/3/2022

  6. Lebanon: Failed Narco-Terrorist State?

    Published: 7/20/2022

  7. Turkquake!

    Published: 7/6/2022

  8. Subcontinental Rift

    Published: 6/22/2022

  9. Gaddafi: The Arab Madman Cometh

    Published: 6/8/2022

  10. Arab-Israeli Blitzkrieg

    Published: 5/25/2022

  11. Hashemites!

    Published: 5/11/2022

  12. The State of Syria

    Published: 4/27/2022

  13. Introducing: Behind the Sun

    Published: 4/20/2022

  14. Zionism and It's Discontents

    Published: 4/13/2022

  15. Nasser: The Arab Strongman Cometh

    Published: 3/30/2022

  16. The Soul of Iran

    Published: 3/16/2022

  17. Borderline Post-Soviet Disorder

    Published: 3/2/2022

  18. Spying for Saudi

    Published: 2/16/2022

  19. Clash of Civilisations

    Published: 2/2/2022

  20. Afghanistan Continued

    Published: 1/19/2022

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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.