Former “Diplomat” on Iraq, Gaza, and Espionage | Chris Merritt
About this episode
Chris Merritt discusses his experiences as a diplomat in conflict zones and how they influenced his later career as a trauma psychologist and novelist.
Former British Foreign Office official Chris Merritt joins us to discuss his time as a diplomat in Iraq, Gaza, and Jerusalem, including Basra’s deteriorating security situation, Iranian-backed militias, Hamas, the Fatah split, and the realities of doing diplomacy in war zones. He also breaks down how those experiences shaped his later work as a trauma psychologist and spy novelist, including Committed and his new book Octagon. Grab Chris' new book here:⬇️ https://amzn.eu/d/0haKB5uW Chris' other books:⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07B9ZHBF5/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=O64uG&content-id=amzn1.sym.7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_p=7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_r=144-9783160-8516900&pd_rd_wg=RnoiZ&pd_rd_r=09cfe4a7-daad-4ab8-9dc1-dc378f894a38&ccs_id=6c35d69b-90e0-4701-8fc4-178090b51c0e Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Van Man ⬇️ Go to http://vanman.shop/teamhouse and use code TEAMHOUSE for 15% off your first order. Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns For ad free video and audio and access to live streams…
People in this episode
Host: dee takos
Guest: Chris Merritt
Topics covered
- diplomacy
- Iraq
- Gaza
- espionage
- trauma psychology
- militias
- war zones
Keywords
- diplomat
- Iraq
- Gaza
- espionage
- trauma psychologist
- Hamas
- militias
- Basra
- Fatah
- war zones
Sponsors
GhostBed, Van Man, Quince
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British Foreign Office, Hamas, Fatah
Products: Committed, Octagon
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