Held by the Taliban, Then Embracing Islam: Yvonne Ridley’s Extraordinary Journey, Part Two
In September 2001, British journalist Yvonne Ridley crossed into Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in disguise to report on the unfolding conflict — and was captured within days. Her eleven days in Taliban
35 Years on the Front Lines: Elijah Magnier Maps the New Balance of Power in the Middle East
Few war correspondents have spent as many years embedded within the conflicts of the Middle East as Elijah Magnier, a Brussels-based journalist with more than 35 years of experience reporting
From Meeting Gaddafi to Covering the Lebanon Invasion: Eric Margolis Returns With Decades of War Stories
Few living journalists have covered as many wars, met as many world leaders, or witnessed as much of the last half-century’s geopolitical upheaval as veteran foreign correspondent Eric Margolis. Returning
Can War Really Be Abolished? David Swanson on Ending America’s Permanent War Machine
Can a lifelong anti-war organizer change the mind of a country that has normalized permanent warfare? David Swanson, co-founder of World Beyond War and a veteran peace activist and author,
Tim Anderson’s Deep Dive Into the Dirty War on Syria and the Axis of Resistance
In this expansive return visit to Kianistan Podcast, Tim Anderson, the Sydney-based journalist and academic and author of The Dirty War on Syria, offers one of the most comprehensive conversations
Sarah Flounders on the Fight for Aafia Siddiqui, the Anti-War Movement and the Human Cost of Sanctions
Sarah Flounders has spent decades at the heart of America’s anti-war movement, co-directing the International Action Center and serving as a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. In this conversation
Professor Eric Kaufmann on White Shift, Falling Birth Rates and the Roots of the Populist Wave
Recorded on the morning after Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 election victory, this conversation reunites host Tafhim Kiani with Professor Eric Kaufmann, his former professor at Birkbeck College, University of London,
Rick Sterling on Syria’s Color Revolution, Ukraine’s Avoidable War and Firsthand Views from Xinjiang
Rick Sterling brings an unusual résumé to geopolitical commentary: a retired electronics engineer with a 25-year career at UC Berkeley, who has spent his post-retirement years travelling to Syria, Russia,
Kamel Hawwash on Leaving Labour, Standing for Parliament and the Fight for Palestinian Rights
In this episode of Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Kamel Hawwash, a professor of engineering at the University of Birmingham and the outgoing chair of the Palestine Solidarity
Professor Berk Esen on Turkey’s Competitive Authoritarianism and the Rapid Fall of Assad’s Syria
As Syrian rebel forces swept from Aleppo to Hama in a matter of days in December 2024, Kianistan Podcast turned to Professor Berk Esen, a renowned Istanbul-based expert on the