CC: Burcu Ozcelik – The End of the PKK & Turkey’s Great Game
This week Thomas is joined by academic and RUSI fellow, Dr. Burcu Ozcelik, a leading expert on Turkish domestic and foreign policy, particularly its relations with the Kurds and the Middle East. With ...
10 Sep 202525min
CC Revisited... Eugene Rogan – What do the 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ mean for the Middle East today?
Another revisited Conflicted Community episode for you this week, as we gear up for a new season of Conflicted. This time we bring you the FULL episode of Thomas' conversation with Eugene Rogan, who b...
3 Sep 20251h 11min
CC: Jakub Jajcay – The Raw Reality of Modern Warfare in Ukraine
This week on Conflicted, host Thomas Small is joined by an old friend and former housemate when they studied in Syria together, Jakub Jajcay. A man of many talents, Jakub studied Arabic with Thomas in...
27 Aug 202524min
CC Revisited... Alex Anastasiades: Britain, Saudi and the New Multipolar World
This week, we're giving our Conflicted listeners another taste of what they get by joining the Conflicted Community, with an old episode that didn't go out on our normal feed... As Trump, Putin and Z...
20 Aug 20251h 1min
CC: Dr. Alick Isaacs – Dialogue and Purpose in a Divided Land
In this week’s Conflicted Community episode we're joined by Dr. Alick Isaacs, a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and co-founder of Siach Shalom. Siach Shalom is am initiative that brings...
13 Aug 202526min
CC: Philip Cunliffe - The Return of the National Interest?
The Conflicted Community is delighted to welcome back on to the show Philip Cunliffe, Associate Professor of International Relations at UCL and co-host of BungaCast! In this insightful conversation, T...
30 Jul 202523min
Conflicted Revisited... The Untold Story of the Druze From Suwayda
Over the past few weeks, Southern Syria has been engulfed in violence, between the Al-Sharaa regime, local Druze militias, and even Israel joining the fray. In season 5, we spoke to Nour Salam, a memb...
23 Jul 20251h 16min
CC: Q&A – From Bunker Busters to Sahel Battlefields
Thomas and Aimen return to tackle a barrage of listener questions in this special Q&A episode, offering unparalleled insights into the ever-shifting landscape of Middle Eastern geopolitics. We begin ...
16 Jul 202524min
