{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3dd76634-7b1c-45c2-a9cf-2f6f96d4e0b4/6511e56681ba1a0011248d8c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Saddam Hussein of the Caucasus","description":"<p>Aram Shabanian stops by this week to talk to us about the strong men of the Caucasus.</p><p><br></p><p>We start with a deep dive into what’s going on in Armenia and Azerbaijan right now with a focus on the 1990s. Shabanian calls Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyevl, the “Saddam Hussein of the Caucasus” and comes to grip with the realpolitik of the conflict.</p><p><br></p><p>Then we turn our attention to Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov and discuss rumors of his failing health, mixed martial arts, and how a brutal warlord became an internet meme.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Angry Planet</strong><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> has a Substack</strong></a><strong>! Join to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Matthew Gault and Jason Fields"}