Thomas Small

Author, filmmaker, podcast host.

In the last decade, Thomas Small has established himself as one of the West’s leading authorities on Islamism, the Middle East and its endlessly complicated geopolitical quagmires. In 2015, he published his first book - Path Of Blood: The Story Of Al Qaeda’s War on Saudi Arabia, which was later adapted into the critically acclaimed documentary of the same name. Today, he co-hosts the Conflicted podcast with Aimen Dean, and has recently begun hosting the Life Sentences podcast on his Substack of the same name.

So why did we invite him on now?

As soon as news broke of the events in Syria, we asked our followers on X who the ultimate authority was – who could we speak to to get the most complete picture?
Thomas’ name came up again, again, and again; there was quickly no debate. Having hosted him on the show in 2019 to discuss Islamic terror, we knew he was the man for the task.

What happened?

“Jesus Christ…” – Konstantin Kisin
“That’s mental…” – Francis Foster