SEPADPod with Toby Matthiesen22nd Mar 2019On this episode of SEPADPod, Simon speaks with Toby Matthiesen, Senior Research Fellow in the International Relations of the Middle East at St Anthony's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the...Listen Now
SEPADPod with Peter Salisbury22nd Mar 2019On this episode Simon speaks with Peter Salisbury, Consulting Senior Analyst with International Crisis Group and Senior Consulting Fellow at Chatham House. Peter is the author of a great number of reports and articles on Yemen for a range of outlets....Listen Now
SEPADPod: Justin Gengler4th Mar 2019On this first episode back after a short hiatus, Simon speaks with Justin Gengler, Research Assistant Professor at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University, where he heads the SESRI Policy Unit. Gengler's research...Listen Now
SEPADPod: Thomas Juneau4th Mar 2019On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Thomas Juneau, is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Juneau's research focuses mostly on the Middle East, in particular on Iran and...Listen Now
SEPADPod: Shadi Hamid14th Feb 2019On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the Center for Middle East Policy and the author of "Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping...Listen Now
SEPADPod: Courtney Freer14th Feb 2019On this episode of SEPADPod Simon chats with Courtney Freer, a research fellow at the LSE's Middle East Centre. Courtney is the author of Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies, based on her DPhil thesis at the University...Listen Now
SEPADPod: Kristin Smith Diwan21st Jan 2019On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Kristin Smith Diwan,senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. She works in both comparative politics and international relations and specializes in Arab and Islamist politics....Listen Now
SEPADPod: Toby Dodge 21st Jan 2019On this episode of SEPADPod, Simon Mabon talks with Professor Toby Dodge, author of myriad books and articles about the Middle East about his career, his focus on Iraq and his interest in social theory.
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SEPADPod: Madawi Al Rasheed21st Jan 2019On this episode of SEPADPod, Simon Mabon speaks with Madawi Al Rasheed, Visiting Professor at the LSE's Middle East Centre. Al Rasheed is the author of a number of books and articles looking at Saudi Arabia, including Salman's Legacy, Muted Modernists,...Listen Now