Twenty years ago, the world changed.

The Terror is a 12-episode miniseries about 9/11, what led up to it, and it's aftermath. It's the story about how the Cold War led to 9/11 and the War on Terror.

Aram Shabanian (@ShabanianAram on Twitter) has extensively researched the events of September 11, 2001 for two decades. He is currently a Non-State Actors Researcher at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy.

Music credits

"Deep Noise" by Kevin MacLeod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgB_L7Os5OA

"Deliverance" by Aliaksei Yukhenevich

https://tunetank.com/tracks/3960-deliverance/

"Emotional Sad Piano Music" by Mattia Cupelli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYHk_D5A44

Why did a military coup take place in early 2021? Why do we constantly see headlines about ethnic cleansing and other atrocities in the country? And why on Earth does it have two different names?

Joining us on one of the most important episodes we've ever done is Dr. David Brenner, a Myanmar expert and lecturer at the University of Sussex who wrote the book Rebel Politics: A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar’s Borderlands.

And shoutout to Sam Black for generously giving us permission to use his song, "Good Deeds," in this episode.

A decades-old regional order witnessed the beginning of the end in 2011. Rasha al-Aqeedi and Ahmed Gatnash join us to discuss the protests, uprisings, civil wars, and terrorism that engulfed the Middle East and North Africa during the 2010s.

This Part 1 of a multi-part episode on the subject. We get into A LOT of stuff in this episode and will continue to do so in Part 2.

Rasha al-Aqeedi (@RashaAlAqeedi) is a researcher from Mosul and a fellow at the Center for Global Policy now based in the United States. Ahmed Gatnash (@gatnash) is the co-founder of the Kawaakibi Foundation and co-host of the Arab Tyrant Manual podcast.

You can find us on Twitter at @Hindsight2010s, @OllyMizzi99, and @4_hastings.

Why did the last decade see a rise in violent extremism? How did ISIS manage to conquer a swath of territory in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere? What are the similarities and differences between ISIS and other far-right extremist groups? Are there any active far-left militant groups?

This week, we're joined by Dr. Craig Whiteside and Jake Hanrahan (with a surprise appearance from Jake's dog). Dr. Whiteside is an associate professor national security affairs at Naval College Monterrey and co-author of The ISIS Reader https://www.amazon.com/ISIS-Reader-Milestone-Islamic-Movement/dp/0197501435. Jake Hanrahan is the creator of Popular Front https://www.popularfront.co/, an independent platform for conflict journalism, and host of the Q-Clearance podcast https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-q-clearance-the-hunt-for-72308028/.

We wanted to take a few minutes this Thanksgiving to thank our listeners for their support and to guests for their time and insight.

We also tease a few upcoming episodes, too.

Find us on Twitter @Hindsight2010s https://twitter.com/Hindsight2010s

Music in this episode: Four-Oh-Six by Black Agnes

We're doing something a little different this week.

How did social media change the world over the last ten years? What are the positive and negative effects? Freelance writer Anthony Avice Du Buisson joins us for an episode that is very personal for us but also ties in with our global focus.

You can find us on Twitter at @Hindsight2010s https://twitter.com/Hindsight2010s

Anthony Avice Du Buisson (@StoicViper) https://twitter.com/StoicViper

Music in this episode is Four-Oh-Six by Black Agnes

How have corruption, civil war, and drug cartels contributed to waves of migration? Why are far-right political movements on the rise in Latin America, similarly to other parts of the world? What is the reality behind Venezuela's ongoing collapse and refugee crisis? Why did a President of Peru hoard warehouses full of liquor?

Colombia-based journalist Joshua Collins joins us in Episode 5 to talk about all of this and more, including the time he was held captive by Venezuelan intelligence.

You can find us now on Twitter at @Hindsight2010s https://twitter.com/Hindsight2010s

Sean Hastings @4_hastings https://twitter.com/4_hastings

Oliver Mizzi @OllyMizzi99 https://twitter.com/OllyMizzi99

Joshua Collins @InvisiblesMuros https://twitter.com/InvisiblesMuros

Joshua's Website https://www.murosinvisibles.com/

Music in this episode is “El Carpintero” by Punteo del Son. Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Special Guest Dr. Mark Galeotti joins us to discuss how Russia fared in the last decade and how it influenced the outside world. We dive into Putin's leadership, the role of corruption in Russian society, Russia's role in the 2016 US Presidential election, and much more!

You can find us now on Twitter at @Hindsight2010s https://twitter.com/Hindsight2010s

Sean Hastings @4_hastings https://twitter.com/4_hastings

Oliver Mizzi @OllyMizzi99 https://twitter.com/OllyMizzi99

Mark Galeotti @MarkGaleotti https://twitter.com/MarkGaleotti

Music: One in the Same by Derek Clegg