Tahrir Podcast - بودكاست التحرير

EP 56 - Former Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Governance, the Arab Spring, and Lessons Learned

In episode 56 of Tahrir Podcast, Abdalla Nasef sits down in-person at Harvard University with former Tunisian Prime Minister Dr. Youssef Chahed for a conversation about Dr. Chahed's rise within…

EP 55 - Iran War, Future Scenarios, and OSINT w/Barbara Slavin & Nilo Tabrizy

In episode 55, Barbara Slavin and Nilo Tabrizy tuned in to discuss the war in Iran, how it came to be, how likely it is to end, as well as OSINT. Now streaming on all platforms.Episode on YouTube:…

EP 54 - Killian Clarke: Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed

In episode 54 of Tahrir Podcast, Killian Clarke joined to discuss his new book, "Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed" (Cambridge University Press, 2025)⁠.The book offers one…

UNRELEASED EP - Danny Makki: The Night the Butcher of Damascus Fled

This episode was recorded on 08 December 2024, the day Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country, ending over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule, and concluding a brutal 14-year civil war.…

EP 53 - Egypt's Upcoming Parliamentary Elections, the Release of Alaa Abdel Fattah and the Illusion of a Political Opening

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FV2a5IGZYsYStreaming everywhere! ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠⁠Reach out! [email protected] us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per…

EP 52 - Aaron Magid: The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan

In episode 52 of Tahrir Podcast, Aaron Magid tuned in to discuss his book, The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan (Universal Publishers, 2025)⁠, as well as commentate on Jordanian politics.…

EP 51 - Vali Nasr: Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History

In episode 51 of Tahrir Podcast, Professor Vali Nasr joined to discuss his new book, Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History (Princeton University Press, 2025).Drawing on decades of internal…

EP 50 - Laurent Richard & Sandrine Rigaud: Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy

In episode 50 of Tahrir Podcast, Emmy-winning journalists Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud join us to talk about their book, Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy,…

EP 49 - Egypt's New Criminal Procedures Law, the Rise of a Militiaman, and more

EP 48 - Erik Skare: Road to October 7: A Brief History of Palestinian Islamism

Erik Skare is a historian at the University of Oslo and the author of the award-winning "⁠A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Faith, Awareness, and Revolution in the Middle East⁠" (Cambridge…

EP 47 - Omer Taspinar: What the West is Getting Wrong about the Middle East: Why Islam is Not the Problem

Ömer Taşpınar is a Professor at the National Defense University and Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington, D.C. He is a scholar, author, and policy expert specializing in Middle East politics, U.S.…

EP 46 - John Lechner: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare

John Lechner is a writer and researcher specializing in security issues in Central Africa, the Sahel, Turkey, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. Fluent in Russian and several other languages, he…

EP 45 - Four Years of Tahrir Podcast

Tahrir Podcast turns 4!In episode 45, we celebrate this milestone by flipping the script—our host, Abdalla Nasef takes the guest seat as Gabriel Gluskin-Braun interviews him about the journey of the…

EP 44 - Rusha Latif: Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution

Rusha Latif is an Egyptian-American researcher and author based in the San Fransisco Bay Area. In episode 44 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed her book, “Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless…

S1E43 الحلقة 43 - جابر بكر: الجولاج السوري: سجون الأسد 1970 - 2020

جابر بكر كاتب وروائي وصانع أفلام وسجين سياسي سوري سابق.في الحلقة ال٤٣ من بودكاست التحرير و الثالثة باللغة العربية، انضم جابر بكر لمناقشة كتابه، "الجولاج السوري: سجون الأسد 1970 - 2020" متناولًا…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

EP 38 - Mairav Zonszein: Navigating Israeli Politics and Society Amid the Gaza War

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…

EP 37 - Khalil Sayegh: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis, Ceasefire Prospects, and West Bank Expansion

Khalil Sayegh is a Palestinian political analyst. In episode 37 of Tahrir Podcast, Khalil joined me to speak on Gaza's…