Brief #10 | Jesse Jackson, Munich Security Conference, and Gaza as Real Estate
Before the interviews, before the debates — this is the context.This week’s Brief moves from Munich to Washington, and from the language of security to the language of capital.00:00 Introduction 00:36...
20 Feb 20min
Rebecca Gould | Erasing Palestine – Free Speech, Censorship, and the Gaza Debate
In this episode of Frontlines & Backrooms, Professor Rebecca Gould examines how erasure operates beyond physical destruction - through language, institutions, and the regulation of speech.Drawing from...
17 Feb 1h 2min
Awni Etaywe | Incitement to Genocide in Gaza & Forensic Linguistics
Drawing on forensic linguistics, international law, and contemporary political discourse, we explore how rhetoric can move from speech to institutional practice — and how patterns of language may esta...
16 Feb 1h 18min
John Quigley | Genocide, Intent, and International Law at the ICJ
In this episode of Frontlines & Backrooms, Professor John Quigley examines how international courts interpret rhetoric, intent, and patterns of speech in genocide litigation.Drawing on the Rwanda and ...
15 Feb 48min
Brief #9 — Reconstruction Without Legitimacy, Portugal’s Warning, and the Politics of Attention
This week’s Brief moves from Gaza’s reconstruction to Lisbon’s political shift — and ends with a reflection on the politics of attention.In Washington, Israel joins the so-called “Board of Peace” task...
14 Feb 17min
Gaza Explained — How It Became a Permanent Political Exception
Gaza: The Architecture of the ExceptionGaza is often described as a humanitarian crisis or a war zone.This episode approaches it differently — as a political and institutional structure built over dec...
1 Feb 55min
Brief #8 — Iran on the Edge, Trade Without Trust, and a World Re-aligning
Brief #8 — Iran on the Edge, Trade Without Trust, and a World Re-aligningWhile the risk of war in the Persian Gulf continues to rise, a quieter but equally important transformation is underway.In this...
30 Jan 18min
Brief #7 — Private Messages, Public Pressure, and the Gaza Board
Brief #7 — Private Messages, Public Pressure, and the Gaza BoardIn this week’s Frontlines & Backrooms Brief, we examine how diplomacy is being reshaped in real time — not behind closed doors, but in p...
24 Jan 17min
