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Could Talking to Mali's Jihadists Bring Peace?
Season 2 Episode 5
The war in the Sahel appears to have reached a stalemate. In Mali, fighting pits the Malian security forces, backed by regional militaries and French…
4 years, 8 months ago
Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia?
Season 2 Episode 4
Many people in the Somali capital Mogadishu watched with apprehension as the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Could Somalia, struggling against…
4 years, 9 months ago
License to Kill: Lawyering in the War on Terror
Season 2 Episode 3
Only days after the 9/11 attacks, Congress ushered in extraordinarily broad legislation that authorised President Bush to use military force in order…
4 years, 9 months ago
Al-Qaeda and ISIS Twenty Years after 9/11
Season 2 Episode 2
On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a new episode of Hold Your Fire! looks at the shadow cast by the “global war on terror” …
4 years, 9 months ago
Afghanistan: the Islamic State, still no Taliban government and a looming humanitarian catastrophe
Season 2 Episode 1
After days of chaos at Kabul airport, including an attack by the Islamic State’s local chapter, the last American plane has left, ending the American…
4 years, 9 months ago
Special Episode: What Will the Taliban Do Next?
The Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. A few days ago, insurgents entered the Afghan capital Kabul, topping off a week in which they had swept …
4 years, 10 months ago
Iraq: Protests, Iran’s Role and an End to U.S. Combat Operations
Season 1 Episode 46
After a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that American forces would end the…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Taliban’s Advance in Afghanistan
Season 1 Episode 45
The past few weeks have seen sweeping gains by Taliban insurgents across parts of Afghanistan as U.S. forces withdraw. This week, Richard Atwood is j…
4 years, 11 months ago
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Season 1 Episode 44
Six months after the military seized power in Myanmar, mass strikes and a brutal crackdown by the regime continue to paralyse the country – as the ec…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood
Season 1 Episode 43
This week marks the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, much-celebrated at the time but now eclipsed by the brutal civil war that follow…
4 years, 11 months ago