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How Islamism Took Over the Middle East
Examining the ideological roots of Islamism with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Bernard Haykel, and Ze'ev Maghen.
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In 1993, the late Samuel Huntington described Islam as having “bloody borders.” But what does this observation have to do with Islam as a religion or set of ideas? How much of the violence in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Gaza or the uncertainty in Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, the Gulf states, Indonesia, or Turkey has to do with Islamic ideas? Is the Islamic State a new geopolitical challenge or an ancient one? What would a better understanding of Islam tell us about these state and non-state actors’ strategic priorities? And how much can we really extricate religion from politics? During our two-week advanced institute, “Jews and Power,” we thought it valuable to glance at the two poles that are of most concern to Jewish power in our world: the United States and the Islamic nations. To take a look at political Islam—both as politics and as Islam—we invited two scholars of Near Eastern politics, Michael Doran and Hillel Fradkin, both of the Hudson Institute, to take up these questions and more.
Episode 420·Jul 31, 2025
Examining the ideological roots of Islamism with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Bernard Haykel, and Ze'ev Maghen.
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Episode 416·Jul 4, 2025
Yuval Levin explores Nehemiah's wisdom, urging us to rebuild and defend American culture, blending ancient insights with modern civic challenges.
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