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Since Nov 2018
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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

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Israel’s Road to Endless War

Jun 11, 2026 1h 19m

Elizabeth Tsurkov returns for another Conflicted Conversation. This time, the conversation turns to Israel after October 7th. Elizabeth traces her own political journey from the Israeli right to a…

Has Trump Lost the Middle East?

Jun 09, 2026 1h 6m

Aimen returns to bring us up to date on all the latest manoeuvrings in the Middle East. Aimen and Thomas discuss: Trump’s chaotic, micromanaged Iran diplomacy and reliance on inexperienced “real…

The West Bank Is Reaching Breaking Point

Jun 04, 2026 1h 5m

Hamza Abu Howidy returns for another Conflicted Conversation. Last time he appeared, he told us his personal story of growing up in Hamas-ruled Gaza, how he was imprisoned and tortured by Hamas for…

My Road to Conflicted (with Jake Warren)

Jun 02, 2026 1h 3m

Because Aimen is still away, we’re taking this opportunity to introduce you all to our executive producer Jake Warren. A journalist and programme-maker, Jake not only had the idea for Conflicted, he…

Jeremy Hunt: Democracy’s Defeat Is Not Inevitable

May 28, 2026 1h 11m

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks with Tory MP Sir Jeremy Hunt. Over fourteen years of Conservative government, Hunt served as Culture Secretary, Health Secretary, Foreign…

The Madman Theory from Nixon to Trump

May 21, 2026 1h 13m

Is Donald Trump mad? Or is he a practitioner of the Madman Theory — and therefore not mad at all? James D. Boys, author of ⁠⁠U.S. Grand Strategy and the Madman Theory: From Nixon to Trump⁠⁠, argues…

The UAE’s OPEC Withdrawal & Trump’s Wartime Dilemma

May 20, 2026 1h 9m

Aimen is back with a huge amount of behind-the-scenes information on what’s been happening in the Middle East in the past three weeks—especially on the real reasons the UAE withdrew from OPEC, and…

Utopia or Dystopia? The Truth About Jewish-Muslim History

May 14, 2026 1h 1m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks to Marc David Baer, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, about his new book Children of Abraham: The Story of…

Mali’s Crisis is Not What it Seems

May 12, 2026 59m

As we eagerly await Aimen’s return to Conflicted next week, today Wassim Nasr returns to the show. As only Wassim can, he draws on his expertise of the Sahel to explain the remarkable events in Mali…

Sir Vince Cable: The Crisis of Liberal Democracy

May 07, 2026 55m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks to Sir Vince Cable, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the UK, about his new book Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new…

Iraq: Anatomy of a Broken State

May 05, 2026 1h 14m

Aimen's in the thick of it this week so isn't able to appear on the show. Sitting in for him is Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli researcher and analyst, and a doctoral student at Princeton…

The CIA: What is It For?

May 01, 2026 1h 12m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to journalist Tim Weiner about his new history of the CIA in the 21st century, The Mission, and about the enduring tension between intelligence…

The Problem of President Trump

Apr 28, 2026 1h 2m

Thomas expresses his growing conviction that President Trump has utterly mishandled the Iran War, while Aimen describes: how the final, fatal phase of the Islamabad peace talks was a utter…

Jack Carr: My Journey Through America’s Long War

Apr 23, 2026 1h 5m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to bestselling novelist and historian Jack Carr. A former Navy SEAL sniper, Carr talks about his phenomenal book Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine…

The Power Struggle Inside Iran

Apr 21, 2026 55m

Aimen describes the counter-coup which has taken place inside the Islamic Republic against Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, the key to understanding the failure of the…

The True Origins of Modern Terrorism

Apr 16, 2026 1h 17m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to journalist Jason Burke about his new book The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s. Jason explains: Why the origins…

America Blockades Iran

Apr 14, 2026 54m

After the peace talks in Islamabad fail as expected, the United States adopts Plan B: a complete blockade of all Iranian maritime trade. Aimen explains this latest move in the Iran War. Join the…

Iran War: Will the Ceasefire Hold?

Apr 10, 2026 1h 22m

Aimen does his best to explain the sudden and somewhat unexpected ceasefire between the United States and Iran which was announced early on Tuesday. Aimen and Thomas discuss: Pakistan's role:…

How Money Laundering Took Over the World

Apr 07, 2026 59m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to journalist Oliver Bollough about his illuminating new book ⁠Everybody Loves Our Dollars: How Money Laundering Won⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Oliver and Thomas discuss: …

Why Freedom Failed in Syria

Apr 02, 2026 1h 6m

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to journalist and author Anand Gopal about his wonderful new book Days of Love and Rage, a profoundly moving and intellectually stimulating history of…

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