Hybrid Wars with Adam Day

Episodes

1. 5

   The Battle Against ISIS in Iraq (Part 2)

   In this fifth episode, Adam Day speaks to Mara Revkin, National Security Law Fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center, about her research regarding the Islamic State, particular the "stayers" - those who decided to stay in Islamic State-controlled territory and who are now considered ISIS...

   Oct 23, 2020

   31 min
2. 4

   The Battle Against ISIS in Iraq (Part 1)

   In this fourth episode, Adam Day speaks to Fanar Haddad, Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute at the National University, about the battle against the Islamic State, tracing the formation of ISIS back to the Iraq War that began in 2003. They focus on the Popular Mobilization Units,...

   Jul 16, 2020

   23 min
3. 3

   The Long War in Somalia

   In this third episode, Adam Day speaks to Vanda Felbab-Brown, who regularly does fieldwork in Somalia, going to places where very few people from outside the region go, meeting with dozens of armed groups and militias around the country. One of the groups she’s most interested in is Al-Shabaab, a...

   Jun 14, 2020

   31 min
4. 2

   Fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria

   In this second episode, we are going to be talking about Nigeria and the battle against the terrorist insurgency Boko Haram. We’re going to look at one of the untold stories in this fight: the community-based militias that emerged to defend themselves against Boko Haram, militias that began when...

   Jun 12, 2020

   31 min
5. 1

   The Changing Nature of Armed Conflict

   This podcast is about how war is changing. Over the past three years, our researchers have spent months in some of the most war-torn places on Earth. They have gone into parts of Iraq where ISIS occupied vast territories. They have witnessed first-hand how the battle against al-Shabaab is being...

   Jun 11, 2020

   22 min