Iranian Support For International Terrorism

Matt Levitt joins me to discuss Iran’s support for international terrorism. Matt is the Fromer-Wexler Fellow & Director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

• Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God
• Iran’s Support for Terrorism Worldwide – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• @Levitt_Matt on Twitter
• @KarlMorand on Twitter

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Al Qaeda Fractures

Aaron Zelin discusses shifting alliances amongst jihadi organizations.

• The Guidelines: Measuring Zawahiri’s Influence « JIHADOLOGY
• ISIS’s Rise After al Qaeda’s House of Cards – Part 4 of “Smarter Counterterrorism” | Foreign Policy Research Institute by Clint Watts
• @azelin on Twitter
• @KarlMorand on Twitter

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Syrian Conflict Enters Fourth Year

As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year I’m joined by Joshua Landis to discuss important issues including:

• Recent advancements by the Assad regime
• How the international community views the conflict
• Fragmentation of opposition forces
• Rebel governing of territories they control

Syria Comment – Syrian politics, history, and religion
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Gulf Politics & Jihadi Internet Forums

Elizabeth Dickinson joins me to discuss recent GCC political news, and her work studying private Gulf fundraising for Syrian rebel groups. Thomas Hegghammer returns to the show to talk about jihadi use of internet forums and social media, in particular the interpersonal trust issues jihadis face online.

Elizabeth Dickinson

• How Qatar Lost the Middle East
• Playing with Fire: Why Private Gulf Financing for Syria’s Extremist Rebels Risks Igniting Sectarian Conflict at Home
• Who Shot Ahmed? A Mystery Unravels in Bahrain’s Botched Arab Spring (Amazon Kindle Single)
• @dickinsonbeth on Twitter

Thomas Hegghammer

• Interpersonal Trust on Jihadi Internet Forums (pdf)
• Jihad in Saudi Arabia (Amazon)
• @Hegghammer on Twitter

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Militant Groups in Bahrain & Continuing Problems in Iraq

This week Phillip Smyth joins me to discuss Shia militant groups in Bahrain, and Joel Wing talks with me about the continuing problems in Iraq.

Phillip Smyth

• Hizballah Cavalcade: The Pearl & the Molotov: Bahrain’s Growing Militant Groups « JIHADOLOGY
• @Phillip Smyth on Twitter

Joel Wing

• Musings On Iraq
• @JoelWing2 on Twitter

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Lebanon’s New Gov. & Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia

This week we have Elias Muhanna talking about the new government in Lebanon and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discussing Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia.

Elias Muhanna

• Lebanon’s New Government (Feb 15, 2014) | Qifa Nabki
• A New Government in Lebanon Hopes to Keep the Syrian Conflict Away : The New Yorker
• @QifaNabki on Twitter

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

• An Escalation in Tunisia: How the State Went to War with Ansar al-Sharia
• Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia’s Shift to Jihad
• @DaveedGR on Twitter

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