Episode 358: The Long Arm of Tehran: Proxies, Criminals and State-Backed Threats with Edmund Fitton-Brown
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Edmund Fitton-Brown discusses Iran's methods of projecting power through various networks and operations beyond its borders.
In this episode, we host Edmund Fitton-Brown to explore how Iran projects power beyond its borders through proxies, criminal networks, intelligence services, and deniable operations. Drawing on his experience as a former British Ambassador to Yemen and former senior United Nations expert on ISIS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban, Edmund explains why Iran’s external operations cannot be understood simply through the language of “sleeper cells” or conventional state espionage. We discuss why Iran’s thr...
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Host: Dominic Bowen
Guest: Edmund Fitton-Brown
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Organizations: United Nations, ISIS, al-Qaeda, the Taliban
Places: Iran, Yemen
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