Cracks in Iran’s Theocracy - a view from a former CIA officer

Cracks in Iran’s Theocracy - a view from a former CIA officer

We have all seen the images of women in cities across Iran burning their headscarves and cutting their hair in public to chants of "Death to the dictator.". The protests began after the September 13th death of 22-year-old Masha Amini. According to reports, Iranian morality police had accused Amini of violating laws mandating women cover their hair. These events appear to have sparked a major public backlash against the Iranian regime. But how serious is the threat to the Iranian regime? Reuel Marc Gerecht is a senior fellow at the Washington-based think tank, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He was previously a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Earlier, he served as a Middle Eastern specialist at the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. In that role, he was focused on Iran targets. Among his many books, Reuel is the author of Know Thine Enemy: A Spy’s Journey into Revolutionary Iran and The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy. He has been a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, as well as a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Dispatch.

Avsnitt(487)

The Two-State Solution - with Haviv Rettig Gur

The Two-State Solution - with Haviv Rettig Gur

We are increasingly hearing from policymakers in the U.S. and around the world about re-starting the path to a two-state solution after the war. That is our focus today in our weekly check-in with Hav...

18 Dec 20231h 26min

What starts with the Jews, rarely ends with just the Jews - with Yuval Levin

What starts with the Jews, rarely ends with just the Jews - with Yuval Levin

On previous episodes of this podcast we’ve discussed the origins and history of antisemitism. But what does this antisemitic moment tell us about society more generally? If you look back throughout hi...

16 Dec 20231h 1min

The 'Day After' in Gaza - with Haviv Rettig Gur

The 'Day After' in Gaza - with Haviv Rettig Gur

In today’s weekly check-in with Haviv Rettig Gur of The Times of Israel, we discuss Israel's current thinking about what a post-Hamas Gaza might look like - from a governance perspective and a securit...

11 Dec 202352min

Would Gazans rise up against Hamas? - with Amos Harel

Would Gazans rise up against Hamas? - with Amos Harel

Today we get an update on the IDF operation in South Gaza, what Israel is learning about the Gaza tunnel system, what Israelis are learning through further de-briefing of the returned Israeli hostages...

7 Dec 202348min

Hamas’s psychological warfare — with Haviv Rettig Gur

Hamas’s psychological warfare — with Haviv Rettig Gur

In today’s weekly check-in with Haviv Rettig Gur of The Times of Israel, we discuss the volatility in Israel, as Israelis pivoted from fighting the war to collectively embracing returning hostages dur...

4 Dec 20231h 6min

Haley's path & Biden's only move - with Mike Murphy

Haley's path & Biden's only move - with Mike Murphy

There are two storylines we have been following closely that are not necessarily shaped by the minute-to-minute developments in Israel, but their outcomes could have an outsized impact on U.S. policy ...

3 Dec 202343min

Douglas Murray debunks 5 lies about Israel

Douglas Murray debunks 5 lies about Israel

Douglas Murray, a British writer and commentator, has been on the ground in Israel for about a month, covering the war as a reporter and analyst. He writes for the New York Post, the Sun, and Spectato...

30 Nov 202356min

Lessons learned from the hostage deal - with Haviv Rettig Gur

Lessons learned from the hostage deal - with Haviv Rettig Gur

Today is our weekly check-in with Haviv Rettig Gur of The Times of Israel. We discuss early lessons that Haviv is identifying for Israeli leaders and security officials – and for Israeli society – bas...

27 Nov 20231h 2min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

svenska-fall
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
flashback-forever
spar
rss-sanning-konsekvens
motiv
rss-vad-fan-hande
olyckan-inifran
aftonbladet-daily
politiken
rss-krimreportrarna
grans
rss-flodet
blenda-2
rss-aftonbladet-krim
krimmagasinet
rss-frandfors-horna
dagens-eko