Professor Daniel Byman is a globally recognised expert on terrorism, a Professor at Georgetown University, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a senior adviser to the US Department of State on the International Security Advisory Board. His most recent books include Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism, A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism, Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement and Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad.

In this episode, Professor Byman discusses the conflict between Israel and Hamas. He provides background information on Hamas and its rise to power, its reasons for the October 7th 2023 attacks, the Israeli response, and possible outcomes for the conflict. The conversation also explores the connections between this conflict and other conflicts around the world, as well as the shifting global power dynamics.

Key moments:

01:42 Background of Hamas

09:02 Reasons for the October 7th 2023 attacks

13:52 Israeli response

24:58 Possible outcomes

30:48 Connections to other conflicts

37:28 Shifts in global power

Music credit: David Cutter Music / @dcuttermusic

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