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Generation Jihad

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Feb 3, 2025 • 55min

Psychological terrorism

Bill and Joe are joined by show regulars David Daoud and Ahmad Sharawi to discuss the psychological warfare employed by terrorist organizations, including how manipulation and narrative control are their most potent weapons.
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Jan 21, 2025 • 1h 6min

Tehran's pawns in Iraq

Bill is joined by show regular Edmund Fitton-Brown to discuss Edmund's latest analysis for Long War Journal: The role of Iraqi Shia militias as proxies in Iran’s Axis of Resistance.
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Jan 17, 2025 • 1h 2min

Can Jon Schanzer make the hostage deal make sense?

Bill is joined by his FDD colleagues David Daoud and Jon Schanzer — who literally wrote the book on conflict in Gaza — to discuss the ceasefire and hostage deal that has just been reached between Israel and Hamas.
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Jan 13, 2025 • 30min

Is peace in the Middle East upon us this week?

Bill and co-host Joe Truzman discuss the supposedly imminent ceasefire agreement and subsequent hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.
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Jan 10, 2025 • 46min

Lately in the Levant

🚨 Co-host takeover 🚨 David Daoud, Joe Truzman and Ahmad Sharawi discuss Lebanon's new president and implications for Hezbollah and the broader region, the continuing security challenges inside the West Bank, and the complex situation in post-Assad Syria — including Turkey's rising influence.
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Jan 8, 2025 • 1h 13min

Myth-busting 'moderate' Taliban with Lynne O'Donnell

Bill and co-host Will Selber are joined by Lynne O'Donnell, Australian journalist, author and analyst. Lynne is no stranger to reporting from conflict zones, including serving as the Afghanistan bureau chief for the Associated Press and for Agence France-Presse. Lynne recounts her final days in Afghanistan, including being detained by the Taliban.
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Jan 6, 2025 • 39min

New year, new Middle East?

Amidst a new year and ahead of President Trump taking office in a matter of days, Bill is joined by co-hosts Joe Truzman and Behnam Ben Taleblu for a temperature check of some of the top security issues in the Middle East — including Israel's military operations in Syria, ongoing tensions with the Houthis, and the complexities surrounding a possible ceasefire with Hamas.
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Jan 3, 2025 • 26min

On domestic terrorism

Bill is joined by LWJ and GJ OG Tom Joscelyn to discuss the New Year's attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
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Dec 27, 2024 • 36min

Addressing the Houthi threat

Bill and Behnam discuss the ongoing missile strikes from the Houthis in Yemen targeting Israel, including the effectiveness of Israeli interceptions and strategic responses, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s role in supporting the Houthis, and broader implications for regional security. 
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Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 9min

Afghanistan's National Resistance leader

Bill and Will Selber talk to Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, about the ongoing struggle against the Taliban, the need for international recognition of resistance efforts, and the importance of a new generation of Afghan leaders. 

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