Chain Reaction September 3, 2020 Ground Deconfliction with the Russians in Syria Events in Syria have brought American and Russian militaries into close contact. In recent weeks, a video emerged showing... Read more »
Chain Reaction August 17, 2020 Israel and the United Arab Emirates: The Art of a Deal Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to begin negotiations to normalize relations, so long as Prime Minister Netanyahu... Read more »
Chain Reaction August 3, 2020 The U.S. Air Force and Turkey’s F-35 What is the latest with Turkey’s F-35? To get the latest, Aaron speaks this week with Valerie Insinna, Air... Read more »
Chain Reaction July 6, 2020 Mysterious Explosions in Iran In this cross-over podcast with Arms Control Wonk, Aaron speaks with Fabian Hinz, a frequent guest on the podcast,... Read more »
Chain Reaction June 25, 2020 More Trouble in Libya: Egypt Raises the Stakes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has threatened to send armed forces across the border with Libya, following Turkey’s successful... Read more »
Chain Reaction June 16, 2020 The Caesar Civilian Protection Act: The Debate over Sanctioning Syria The United States Treasury will soon announce the first round of sanctions associated with the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection... Read more »
Chain Reaction May 29, 2020 The Islamic State in Their Own Words In this week’s episode, Aaron speaks with two of the three authors of The ISIS Reader: Milestone Texts... Read more »
Chain Reaction May 18, 2020 A Financial Crisis in Lebanon Lebanon finds itself in a financial crisis, brought about by years of economic mismanagement and political dysfunction. The economic... Read more »
Chain Reaction April 22, 2020 Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis: A Deep Dive with Inna Rudolf This week, Aaron held a virtual discussion with Inna Rudolf, the author of “The Future of the Popular Mobilization... Read more »
Chain Reaction April 15, 2020 The Sadrists: A Deep Dive with Ben and Renad This week, Aaron held a virtual discussion with Ben Robin-D’Cruz and Renad Mansour, the authors of “Making Sense... Read more »