
The Syrian Civil War Reignites
EMERGENCY EPISODE In another hugely dramatic turn in the Middle East, the Syrian civil war has reignited. On November 27th 2024, Abu Mohammad al-Julani’s HTS reconquered huge swathes of the North Wes...
4 Des 20241h 31min

Conflicted Community: Q&A – What Does Trump Mean for the Middle East?
This week for the Conflicted Community, Thomas and Aimen are giving their take on, you guessed it, the US election and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. That’s right, dearest listeners, ...
27 Nov 202424min

Ethiopia Pt.1: The Cradle of Humanity
Conflicted’s tour of Africa takes another turn, this time to the East, as we head to the horn of Africa to learn about that most ancient of lands… Ethiopia! Ethiopia is the cradle of humanity – the p...
20 Nov 20241h 16min

La Françafrique Pt.2: Enter the Russians
Conflicted is back, continuing our trip across La Françafrique this week, with a survey of the last 10 years in Francophone West Africa, and yes, you guessed it: it’s insurgencies, jihadi movements an...
6 Nov 20241h 2min

Conflicted Community: Jack Margolin Interview – How did the Wagner Group end up in Africa?
On this week’s Conflicted Community episode, we invite the researcher and author Jack Margolin onto the show, to talk about his recently published book, The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Arm...
30 Okt 202423min

La Françafrique Pt.1: France’s Shadow Empire
Bonjour tout le monde! In this week’s Conflicted, Thomas and Aimen are going continental as they continue their survey of Africa, with the first of a two part series on French West Africa, aka La Fran...
23 Okt 20241h 5min

Conflicted Community: Simon Sebag Montefiore Interview – a Muslim, a Christian and a Jew discuss Jerusalem
This week we’re thrilled to bring our Conflicted Community an interview with a guest who we all at Conflicted are great fans of – British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore! Simon is an award winning hi...
9 Okt 202456min

Conflicted Community: Q&A – Hassan Nasrallah Assassinated and the Middle East on the Brink
Thomas and Aimen are back with a vital Q&A as the Middle East enters its most dangerous and precarious moment in recent memory. Israel’s 12 day operation, beginning with an extraordinary operation tha...
2 Okt 202438min






















