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Recorded: May 26, 2022 Part 4 in our series on the Chechen Wars. This episode, following Shamil Basayev and Khattab's invasion into Chechnya, Vladimir Putin is named Prime Minister, and apartment buildings start blowing up. First - We discuss recent mass shootings in the US. At 24:23 - We discuss th

Recorded: August 31, 2021 The War Nerd and Ames try to answer the two most important questions about IS-K that no one seems interested in asking, or answering: Which interests bankrolled IS-K, and what strategic purpose(s) does IS-K serve? We reference Antonio Giustozzi's excellent book "The Islamic

Guest: Annibale Recorded: January 22, 2021 In the second part of our 2-part series on Italy's 1970 Borghese Coup plot (RWN #264), our Years Of Lead expert Annibale describes the political conditions in Italy at the time of the coup, the events, who benefited, the likely goal of the coup plotters, an

Guest: Max Abrahms, author & Assistant Professor at Northeastern U Recorded: October 14, 2018 For non-subscribers, here is a 25+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode 153 with Max Abrahms. In this episode, the War Nerd talks to terrorism expert Max Abrahms about his new book, "Rules For Rebels: T

Guest: Max Abrahms, author & Assistant Professor at Northeastern U Recorded: October 14, 2018 The War Nerd talks to terrorism expert Max Abrahms about his new book, "Rules For Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History" - a study of various rebel groups in different contexts that boils down