Authoritarian regimes around the world continue to silence dissent, shrink civic space, and resort to violence when their power is threatened. These patterns aren’t unique to any one country; they repeat across regions and generations. In our latest episode of the Scholarly Podcast, President Ahrar Ramizpoor sits down with Dr. Owen Lippert to understand why these systems turn violent, what signals reveal that repression is about to intensify, and how propaganda begins to fail when people no l...
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Authoritarian regimes around the world continue to silence dissent, shrink civic space, and resort to violence when their power is threatened. These patterns aren’t unique to any one country; they repeat across regions and generations. In our latest episode of the Scholarly Podcast, President Ahrar Ramizpoor sits down with Dr. Owen Lippert to understand why these systems turn violent, what signals reveal that repression is about to intensify, and how propaganda begins to fail when people no l...
Season 1. Episode 6. Insights on Afghan [Regional] Extremist Groups
Scholarly
40 minutes
6 months ago
Season 1. Episode 6. Insights on Afghan [Regional] Extremist Groups
The rise of extremist groups and radicalization in Afghanistan and the broader region has deep and complex roots, shaped by a confluence of historical, political, and social factors. The Soviet invasion in the 1970s and the subsequent war with the Afghan Mujahideen laid the groundwork for the emergence of militant factions, as both external powers and local warlords fostered an environment ripe for radical ideologies. The fall of the Soviet Union and the power vacuum that followed exacerbated...
Scholarly
Authoritarian regimes around the world continue to silence dissent, shrink civic space, and resort to violence when their power is threatened. These patterns aren’t unique to any one country; they repeat across regions and generations. In our latest episode of the Scholarly Podcast, President Ahrar Ramizpoor sits down with Dr. Owen Lippert to understand why these systems turn violent, what signals reveal that repression is about to intensify, and how propaganda begins to fail when people no l...
