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\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmile Hokayem, IISS S\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eenior Fellow for Middle East Security\u003c/span\u003e, joins Dr Kori Schake for this episode of Sounds Strategic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u0022no\u0022 allow=\u0022autoplay\u0022 src=\u0022https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/596008620\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=true\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\u0022\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eEmile and Kori give a masterclass in understanding the Middle East and political violence. Emile explains the misconceptions surrounding the state of Iraq before the 2003 invasion, what non-proliferation experts miss about Bashar al-Assad\u0026rsquo;s use of chemical weapons, and the problematic notion that Iran and Saudi Arabia can and should share the Middle East, thus making it possible for the US to adopt an \u0026lsquo;offshore balancing\u0026rsquo; posture, and much more.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eEmile responds to the US recognition of Israel\u0026rsquo;s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and reflects on his recent analysis of the continuation of the Arab Spring, stating that \u0026lsquo;the ebb and flow of street protests will be the new normal.\u0026rsquo;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eEmile is perfectly placed to explore the question of conflict in the Middle East, having grown up in Lebanon during some of the most intense years of the civil war, studied in the US during the invasion of Iraq, and used his expertise to conduct field research across the region. With a brief that is constantly in the news, his work and comments are referenced regularly in leading outlets.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eFavourite data visualisation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/\u0022\u003eThe impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond\u003c/a\u003e | Carbon Brief\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003eMap of Syria: situation as of January 2019, featured in \u0026lsquo;\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/2019/the-us-withdrawal-from-syria\u0022\u003eThe US withdrawal from Syria\u003c/a\u003e\u0026rsquo; (IISS Strategic Comment, vol. 25, no. 1, January 2019)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cimg height=\u0022741\u0022 alt=\u0022Situation in Syria as of January 2019\u0022 width=\u0022866\u0022 src=\u0022/-/media/images/comment/podcast/march/syria-january-2019.jpg?la=en\u0026amp;hash=BD2E4D3DF8FEB11A026793862E498D77002EB668\u0022 style=\u0022color: black;\u0022 /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background: white; color: black;\u0022\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\u0022color: #131313;\u0022\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: black;\u0022\u003eReading recommendations:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStathis Kalyvas, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/logic-violence-civil-war?format=PB\u0026amp;isbn=9780521670043\u0022\u003eThe Logic of Violence in Civil Wars\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFurther writings on Syria and the regional context by Emile:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/how-syria-defeated-the-sunni-powers.html\u0022\u003eHow Syria defeated the Sunni powers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (New York Times, 30 December 2016)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://warontherocks.com/2016/08/assad-or-we-burn-the-country-misreading-sectarianism-and-the-regime-in-syria/\u0022\u003e\u0026lsquo;Assad or we burn the country\u0026rsquo;: misreading sectarianism and the regime in Syria\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (War on the Rocks, 24 August 2016)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/05/obamas-disastrous-betrayal-of-the-syrian-rebels/?utm_source=Sailthru\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=New%20Campaign\u0026amp;utm_term=%2AEditors%20Picks\u0022\u003eObama\u0026rsquo;s disastrous betrayal of the Syrian rebels\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (\u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c/em\u003e, 4 February 2016)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2014.985438?scroll=top\u0026amp;needAccess=true\u0022\u003eIran, the Gulf States and the Syrian Civil War\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSurvival\u003c/em\u003e, vol. 56, no. 6, November 2014)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of recording:\u003c/strong\u003e 25 March 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr /\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheme music: \u0026lsquo;Safety in Numbers\u0026rsquo; by We Were Promised Jetpacks.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_XrOoWsbx0k6yjysDcbFOA"))});
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