Talibanology: Power, People and Policies
A podcast that deconstructs internal power dyamics and policy shifts within the Taliban Emirate. A deep dive into the power, people and policies of the Emirate.
Podcasting since 2025 • 3 episodes
Talibanology: Power, People and Policies
Latest Episodes
Episode 2: The Cloak and Kalashnikov Diplomacy - Mullahs, Militias and the Making of the Taliban Emirate Foreign Policy
In this episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey sits down with the brilliant Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili, Director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh and author of Informal Order and the State in Afghanista...
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Episode 1. Inside the Taliban’s Black Box: Power, Paranoia and the Road Ahead
In the debut episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey sits down with Dr. Hassan Abbas—renowned scholar of the Taliban and South Asian security—for a gripping conversation on the internal dynamics of the Taliban regime. We unpack rival power cen...
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