Hostile History
Hostile History is a podcast that explores humanity's enduring relationship with conflict, from ancient wars to modern rebellions. Hosted by military historian David Borys, it brings together experts to analyze defining battles and their echoes in today's world. Episodes cover topics like Genghis Khan, the Crusades, Vietnam, and the Iran war, aiming to show how history repeats and reverberates.
Episodes
Iran: Oil, Power and Protest - Part Four: Axis and Allies
In the final part of our series, we follow Iran beyond its borders and examine how the Islamic Republic built a powerful network of allies, militias, and proxy movements across the Middle East.
Emerging from the trauma of the Iran–Iraq War and decades of isolation, Iran’s leadership developed a new strategy for survival: project influence without direct confrontation. Instead of relying solely on
Iran: Oil, Power and Protest – Part Three: The Ayatollah’s Iran
In Part 3 of our four-part series, we explore what happened after the revolution and how Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini transformed Iran from a monarchy into an Islamic Republic that would reshape politics across the Middle East because once the monarchy fell, the battle over Iran’s future had only just begun.
Hostile History is once again joined by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of
Iran: Oil, Power and Protest - Part One: In the Shadow of the Shah.
In the first episode of this four part series, we travel back in time to Iran to chart how a modern monarchy which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed lost control with the help of historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Iran: Oil, Power and Protest - Part Two: The Road to Revolution
In Part Two of our four-part series on modern Iran, we move from the oil boom years of the 1970s to the collapse of the Shah’s regime and the birth of the Islamic Republic.
Fueled by soaring oil prices, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi appeared stronger than ever. Tehran was transforming into a modern global capital, the military was expanding at breakneck speed, and Iran had become one of America’s mo
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Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since the dawn of time.
Although war has evolved over the centuries, if it feels familiar, it's because it is.
Every other week, military historian David Borys is joined by the world's brightest minds to take you inside defining conflicts and rebellions to better understand what's happening today.
Because history doesn't just re
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