Lebanon is Falling Apart
Lebanon is in the midst of what the World Bank describes as what could be one of the worst economic crises of the past 150 years. Over three-quarters of the population have been plunged into poverty, ...
8 Okt 202141min
Could Talking to Mali's Jihadists Bring Peace?
The war in the Sahel appears to have reached a stalemate. In Mali, fighting pits the Malian security forces, backed by regional militaries and French special forces and airpower, against an al-Qaeda-l...
1 Okt 202151min
Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia?
Many people in the Somali capital Mogadishu watched with apprehension as the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Could Somalia, struggling against its own Islamist insurgency -- Al—Shabaab -- face ...
24 Sep 202143min
License to Kill: Lawyering in the War on Terror
Only days after the 9/11 attacks, Congress ushered in extraordinarily broad legislation that authorised President Bush to use military force in order to eliminate terrorist threats to the U.S. In this...
16 Sep 20211h 11min
Al-Qaeda and ISIS Twenty Years after 9/11
On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a new episode of Hold Your Fire! looks at the shadow cast by the “global war on terror” across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Rich...
10 Sep 202142min
Afghanistan: the Islamic State, still no Taliban government and a looming humanitarian catastrophe
After days of chaos at Kabul airport, including an attack by the Islamic State’s local chapter, the last American plane has left, ending the Americans’ twenty-year war against the Taliban. As yet, the...
3 Sep 202147min
Special Episode: What Will the Taliban Do Next?
The Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. A few days ago, insurgents entered the Afghan capital Kabul, topping off a week in which they had swept through cities and towns across the country. Back f...
19 Aug 202134min
Iraq: Protests, Iran’s Role and an End to U.S. Combat Operations
After a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that American forces would end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021. Biden...
30 Juli 202137min
