On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Michael Stephens, Research Fellow at RUSI. Mike is the author of a range of pieces on the contemporary Middle East, with a focus on Da'ish, the Gulf, Kurdish politics and British foreign policy in the Middle East after Brexit. On this episode, Simon and Mike talk about Mike's life in the region, from Doha to Jerusalem and everything in-between. Mike's story is fascinating and not to be missed.