Episodes

  • EP 42 - Anita R. Gohdes: Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence

    EP 42 - Anita R. Gohdes: Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence
    Aug 14 2024

    Anita R. Gohdes is a Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School in Berlin.


    In episode 42 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed her most recent book, “Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence,” (Oxford University Press 2023) which theoretically and empirically investigates how governments use cyber controls to support their strategies of violent repression. The book received the 2024 Goldsmith Book Prize, awarded by the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy.


    Episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=NkF-B9hceXY


    Anita's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/repression-in-the-digital-age-9780197772614

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    48 mins
  • EP 41 - Jerome Drevon: From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics

    EP 41 - Jerome Drevon: From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
    Aug 7 2024

    Jerome Drevon is a Senior Analyst in Jihad and Modern Conflict at the International Crisis Group, where he undertakes research and analysis on Islamist militancy across regions.


    In episode 41 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his most recent book, “From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics,” (Oxford University Press 2024) which looks at why and how jihadis were able to take over the Syrian armed opposition, as well as why these very groups ultimately rejected domination by al-Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS) and embraced a different action plan. The book builds on years of impressive field research, including multiple trips to northwest Syria, and interviews with the main leaders of the armed opposition, especially Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat al-Nusra/Nusra Front–now called Hayatt Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), including an interview with Abu Muhammad al-Jolani.


    Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dS5ZLqDFJfw

    Drevon's book (open access): https://t.co/uK4JfaAUVn


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    42 mins
  • EP 40 - Alex Rowell: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World

    EP 40 - Alex Rowell: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World
    May 30 2024
    Alex Rowell is a journalist, writer, and online editor at New Lines Magazine. In episode 40 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his most recent book, “We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World,” which offers an eccentric but provocative retelling of modern Arab history, providing an engaging account of Nasser's influence on the Middle East. The book delves into Nasser’s role in shaping authoritarian systems across the Arab region, examining his influence beyond Egypt, including his interactions in countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jm_4J4oRSl4 Rowell's book: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324021667/ Special thanks to Gabe Gluskin-Braun for helping out with the episode. Streaming everywhere!https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • EP 39 - American Campuses Erupt Over Gaza: Interviews from MIT, Columbia, and UNC Chapel Hill

    EP 39 - American Campuses Erupt Over Gaza: Interviews from MIT, Columbia, and UNC Chapel Hill
    May 4 2024
    Over the past couple of weeks, American campuses have erupted over Israel's war in Gaza, with encampments springing up all over the nation. Some of these movements have been met with anti-semitism allegations and police violence alike. In this episode, I speak to the people behind these movements–two organizers, a reporter and a participant. Zeno (MIT student organizer), Jude Taha (Columbia student & journalist), Harry (UNC student organizer), and Molly (UNC participant). Episode on YouTube (video + bonus footage!): youtu.be/gSQfI8wFqdc Streaming everywhere! ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠⁠ Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠ Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • EP 38 - Mairav Zonszein: Navigating Israeli Politics and Society Amid the Gaza War

    EP 38 - Mairav Zonszein: Navigating Israeli Politics and Society Amid the Gaza War
    Apr 8 2024
    Mairav Zonszein is an Israel-Palestine senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. She has been covering Israeli politics and U.S foreign policy for over a decade. In episode 38 of the Tahrir Podcast, Mairav tuned in to speak about how the current right-wing Israeli government, led by Bibi Netanyahu, came to be. She discussed the military objectives of Israel's brutal war in Gaza, the Israeli public's perception of this aggressive war, Bibi being on trial for corruption, as well as the intimidation, forcible expulsion, and harassment of Palestinians in the West Bank. She also explored what a Rafah Operation would mean for Gazans displaced there on the border with Egypt and, ultimately, how the U.S. could pressure Israel into a permanent ceasefire. Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/x5eb1yYebJ4 Streaming everywhere! ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠⁠ Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠ Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com
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    48 mins
  • EP 37 - Khalil Sayegh: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Ceasefire Prospects, and West Bank Expansion

    EP 37 - Khalil Sayegh: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Ceasefire Prospects, and West Bank Expansion
    Apr 2 2024
    Khalil Sayegh is a Palestinian political analyst. In episode 37 of Tahrir Podcast, Khalil joined me to speak on Gaza's humanitarian crisis as Israel continues to block aid from going in while continuing to indiscriminately bomb the strip, Hamas, ceasefire prospects, what the future might hold for Gaza, and the Israel's expansion in the West Bank. Episode on YouTube: youtu.be/CzSSgfYm2AU Streaming everywhere! ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠⁠ Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠ Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com
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    40 mins
  • EP 36 - Nadwa Al-Dawsari: Yemen's Houthi Rebels, Iran, and the Red Sea Crisis

    EP 36 - Nadwa Al-Dawsari: Yemen's Houthi Rebels, Iran, and the Red Sea Crisis
    Feb 16 2024

    Nadwa Al-Dawsari is a researcher and conflict practitioner with over twenty years of field experience in Yemen where she worked with tribes, civil society, local authorities, security actors, and non-state armed groups. Nadwa is currently a nonresident Scholar with the Middle East Institute and a fellow at the Center on Armed Groups. In episode 36 of Tahrir Podcast, Al-Dawsari joined me from Washington D.C to speak on Yemen‘s Houthis, their ideologies, origins, Iran links, and the Red Sea crisis.


    Episode on YouTube: ⁠http://youtu.be/juHKqb-8gY4

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    45 mins
  • EP 35 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election Wrap Up

    EP 35 - Egypt's 2024 Presidential Election Wrap Up
    Dec 31 2023
    24 mins