The Colony Archive

<p>Navid provides a primer on liberalism. He defines what it means to be a liberal! He then explains three things: why everyone in the US political mainstream is a liberal; how liberalism has historically denied certain...

<p>The United States government created "area studies" around the Second World War, funding universities to understand the "areas" of the world that were important to the expanding U.S. empire. But, now, with the U.S...

<p>Navid explains the major differences between colonial empires and the agrarian empires that preceded them. </p><p>Consider supporting us at: https://www.patreon.com/TheColonyArchive</p><p></p><p></p>

<p>The founder of ⁨‪PersianPoetics, Muhammad Ali Mojaradi (known as Sharghzadeh) returned to the Colony Archive to talk Iranian "diaspora fatigue." We talk about the politics of the Iranian diaspora, national...

<p>Navid dives into the history behind Iran's negotiations with the West over its nuclear program; this history stretches some 22 years back to when Mohammad Khatami was Iran's president. He also explains whether there...

<p>Navid talked to Kumars Salehi about German politics on Palestine-Israel. They also talked about Germany's colonial history. </p><p>Kumars is a visiting assistant professor of German specializing in 19th-21st century...

<p>Navid looks for a historical connection between Islamophobia in 2025 and European intellectual history.</p>

<p>In an earlier episode, we talked about those Iranians who LOVE the West. But Iran is a diverse country, not just in terms of ethnicities and languages, but also in political beliefs. Since the 1979 revolution the...

<p>Amanullah Tariq, host of the EON Podcast, joined The Colony Archive for a second time to discuss Islamic Militancy in the context of the "war on terror," including the conflicting narratives around how Osama Bin...

<p>The EON boys joined us for a conversation on Muslim resistance to British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent. The host of the EON Podcast, Amanullah Tariq, also explains the current state of Islamic militancy in...

<p>Indian journalist, Saurabh Kumar Shahi, discusses the history of Israel-India close security ties and Israel's slipping grip over the narrative of its occupation of Palestine.</p>

<p>Navid explains the Modern World System theory to compare the present-day US empire with premodern empires. The US, he argues, relies on sanctions, tariffs, and wars to keep Global South countries trapped in the...

<p>"Death to America" chants and the anti-imperialist resistance in Iran is only part of the story! There is also a significant demographic that loves the West! Navid explains the history behind the West-loving...

<p>Navid speaks with Mohammad Ali Mojaradi (aka, Sharghzadeh), the Iranian-American founder of the popular online literary page “PersianPoetics”. </p><p>Mojaradi speaks about Rumi’s life and legacy and the erasure of...

<p>The Trump administration is escalating its threats of war against Venezuela. Navid joined Latin American affairs journalist, Camila Escalante, for the latest news and analysis on yet another US 'regime change' war in...