As Saudi Arabia celebrates Founding Day, and as the murky underbelly of GCC geopolitics is on everyone's minds, we're re-releasing this classic Conflicted episode from early 2022.
Thomas & Aimen discuss:
- The deep history of Arabia
- The first foundations of Saudi Arabia
- The transition from British to American dominance in the Middle East
- Aimen’s family history within the British imperial system
- The 1920 Iraqi revolt
- St John Philby (Abdullah Philby)
- The consolidation of Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud
- Oil politics and the American-Saudi partnership
- Cold War spy-craft and intelligence networks in Saudi Arabia
- Espionage culture in the region
- The murder of Jamal Khashoggi
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Produced and edited by Rowan Bishop.
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